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Anarchy on the Internet: obstacles and opportunities for alternative electronic publishing.

Atton, Chris

Authors

Chris Atton



Abstract

The article summarises the constraints on alternative (print) publishing: economic, legal and social. It suggests that electronic publishing on the Internet might dispense with such constraints. After a discussion of anarchist views of the Internet, it examines current anarchist publishing ventures on the Internet. It then compares their operation to the constraints on conventional publishing, finding that, whilst some constraints no longer apply, new ones have appeared: the most significant are capital costs of equipment and legal action (combined with campaigns of disinformation) taken against some publishers.

Citation

Atton, C. (1996). Anarchy on the Internet: obstacles and opportunities for alternative electronic publishing. Anarchist studies, 4, 115-132

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 1996
Deposit Date Mar 8, 2010
Publisher Lawrence and Wishart
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Pages 115-132
Keywords alternative publishing; electronic publishing; Internet; mainstream publishing;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3625