Piracy Versus Privacy: An Analysis of Values Encoded in the PirateBrowser

Open Access
Authors
Publication date 2015
Journal International Journal of Communication : IJoC
Volume | Issue number 9
Pages (from-to) 818-838
Organisations
  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Institute for Information Law (IViR)
Abstract The Piratebrowser is a web browser which utilizes the Privacy Enhancing Technology Tor to circumvent nationally implemented internet filters blocking the access to the Pirate Bay. The article analyzes the possible consequences of a mass influx of copyright pirates into the privacy domain. It addresses the effects of the uptake of strong privacy technologies by pirates on copyright enforcement, on the free speech and on the privacy technology domains. It then analyzes the norms and values reflected in the specific design choices taken by the developers of the Piratebrowser.
Document type Article
Note In section Piracy & Social Change
Language English
Published at http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/3789
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