Bodó Balázs: Future Social Science On and With Digital Media

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This could be titled "toward a social science of piracy." Bodo says: Only studies from developing countries see the piracy of intellectual property as a cultural practice. What about the rest? Far from anarchy, piratical activity is well-organized by (for instance) norms and server enforced share ratios. In short: honor among thieves. Among pirates, we find a resilient common pool resource that defends itself against attacks from the outside and tragedies of the commons from within.