Home Streaming Is Killing Piracy - How Streaming Music Affects The Notion Of Music Piracy

Abstract

In this thesis an archaeological analysis is given of the main concepts that together form music piracy. This archaeological analysis, based on the work of Michel Foucault, is used both to get a better understanding of what music piracy actually is, and as a method to shed light on the way streaming music can be used as an alternative way to trigger a change in the way music piracy is perceived. The concepts that are analyzed are piracy, copyright, the music industry, and streaming music.