The End of Ownership Audiobook By Aaron Perzanowski, Jason Schultz cover art

The End of Ownership

Personal Property in the Digital Economy

Preview
Try for $0.00
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The End of Ownership

By: Aaron Perzanowski, Jason Schultz
Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $17.16

Buy for $17.16

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

If you buy a book at the bookstore, you own it. You can take it home, scribble in the margins, put it on the shelf, lend it to a friend, or sell it at a garage sale. But is the same thing true for the eBooks or other digital goods you buy? Retailers and copyright holders argue that you don't own those purchases, you merely license them. That means your eBook vendor can delete the book from your device without warning or explanation - as Amazon deleted Orwell's 1984 from the Kindles of surprised readers several years ago. These readers thought they owned their copies of 1984 - until, it turned out, they didn't. In The End of Ownership, Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz explore how notions of ownership have shifted in the digital marketplace, and make an argument for the benefits of personal property.

Of course, eBooks, cloud storage, streaming, and other digital goods offer users convenience and flexibility. But, as Perzanowski and Schultz warn, consumers should be aware of the trade-offs involving user constraints, permanence, and privacy. The rights of private property are clear, but few people manage to read their end user agreements. Perzanowski and Schultz argue that introducing aspects of private property and ownership into the digital marketplace would offer both legal and economic benefits. But more importantly, it would affirm our sense of self-direction and autonomy. If we own our purchases, we are free to make whatever lawful use of them we please. Technology need not constrain our freedom; it can also empower us.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2016 Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
History & Culture Law Library & Museum Studies Social Sciences Technology & Society Words, Language & Grammar Suspenseful
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_T1_webcro805_stickypopup
All stars
Most relevant  

What did you love best about The End of Ownership?

The subject itself is both fascinating, and if you're a working creative, a little worrying.

A well researched book about w/ an important theme

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Alot of things to think about in this book about actual ownership and property rights.

Very informative.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

A breeze through some of the things that have been happening since the past few years.. how businesses have outpaced the laws in place.. a good read for anyone who is interested in how Digital Rights works..

A well done book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I just want to rate the book. Not interested in leaving a review, but one is required, hence this text.

Read

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.