Information liberation

Challenging the corruptions of information power

by Brian Martin

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(Note that the layout of the pdf version here is slightly different from the Freedom Press printed edition, hence the index is not available in electronic form.)

From the back cover

Power tends to corrupt, and information power is no exception. Information Liberation analyses the corruptions of power in a range of crucial current areas in the information society, including mass media, intellectual property, surveillance, bureaucracies, defamation and research.

Reform solutions seldom get to the root of information problems. Information Liberation examines radical alternatives that undermine the power of vested interests. Alternatives include replacing mass media with network media, abolishing intellectual property, and changing social institutions that create a demand for surveillance. The book canvasses various strategies for moving toward these alternatives, focussing on grassroots action.

Information Liberation is provocative. Most readers will find something to disagree with. That's all part of the process. Everyone needs to be involved in discussing information policies and practices, rather than leaving the issues to experts and vested interests.

Email: brian_martin@uow.edu.au

Web: http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/