Cultural industries facing the defiance of gratuity
The debate about the increase of free access to cultural products in the last years
Title: Les industries culturelles face aux défis de la gratuité (Cultural industries facing the defiance of gratuity) Author / organisation: Collective. Documentation Française. Language: French Number of pages: 48 Date of Publication: January 2008 Available at: La Documentation Française. Colection: Problèmes économiques, Num. 2.939. ISSN: 0032-9304
This dossier has been published in the collection of Problèmes économiques, by the Documentation française. It focuses specifically on the analysis of the cultural industries, reflecting on the great controversies that have emerged on the last years regarding the free access to cultural products.
A series of articles elaborated by prestigious authors in this field have been selected where current debates on this subject are evaluated and also certain scenes for the future of the cultural industries in the digital age are designed. The summary includes the following articles:
“Is gratuity going to kill culture?” Debate between Jacques Attali and Denis Olivennes (Le Nouvel Observateur).
“When cultural industry plagiarizes a neighbour industry” Dialogue between Jérôme Bouteiller and Olivier Bomsel (NetÉco.com)
“Gratuity and its enemies”. Article of Daniel Cohen (Le Debat).
“A spectrum haunts capitalism: gratuity”. Article of Pierre-Noël Giraud (CERNA - École des Mines de Paris)
“Internet and free exchange”: ¿What is the position of the society of information?” Article of Bernard Benhamou (MURS - Collège de France).
“How can cultural products develop and be protected within the web? Extract of the “Report on the development and protection of cultural products in the new webs”, by Mission Olivennes.
“The artists and their audience: ¿Does online music open a new relationship? Article by Françoise Benhamou (Espirit).
The magazine offers a complete look and adequate reflection about the problem which is increasingly affecting the cultural industries and which has to be taken into account for the future development and the strategies of enterprises within the cultural sector.
This dossier has been published in the collection of Problèmes économiques, by the Documentation française. It focuses specifically on the analysis of the cultural industries, reflecting on the great controversies that have emerged on the last years regarding the free access to cultural products.