This artistic project addresses the topic of current media distribution models vs. We are not affiliated with the Piratebay, and do not host or even link to any illegal content. The project Amazon Noir by the net artists allowed users to download free books from amazon by overusing the amazon "search inside" function. The OU Library Amazon Greasemonkey Script uses Amazon as an interface to find books at public libraries.
There have been similar browser modifications on the internet for quite a while such as the IMDB popular torrent search Firefox Greasemonkey script that adds links to torrent search results on the IMDB website. "After the crash, or how we stopped worrying and learned to love P2P" by Jamie King " (Brewster Kahle, founder of the internet archive )įor more information on piracy and the BitTorrent protocol follow these links: World we are proud of, not just a profitable world for a few very large The truth is that the possibility of information sharing inspires people to start creating, remixing and enriching the media landscape. These claims sound quite similar to the ones about the printing press or the invention of VCRs or CDR-Drives. "Redistribute the wealth" by bringing together one of the world's biggest e-commerce platforms with the world's largest BitTorrent tracker.Įstablished media distributors claim that peer-to-peer networks are the death for entertainment media itself. "Pirates of the Amazon" offers to be a counterpart to the current models of mediaĭistribution. It also shows that there is an alternative to buying overpriced media-products from companies relying on outdated distribution techniques. This add-on provides a simple interface to torrent files, combining a torrent search engine with the information features offered by amazon.
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