{"title":"Rasmus Fleischer","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the extraordinary works of Rasmus Fleischer, a remarkable author renowned for his insightful exploration of digital culture and its impact on society. With a keen analytical mind, Fleischer delves into the intricacies of media, technology, and their intersection with our daily lives, providing readers with thought-provoking content that is both educational and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his prominent works, \u003cem\u003eSpotify Teardown\u003c\/em\u003e, stands as a testament to his ability to unravel the complexities of modern digital platforms. This book is a deep dive into the world of Spotify, offering an investigative perspective on the music streaming giant. Through meticulous research and detailed analysis, Fleischer exposes the inner workings of Spotify, shedding light on its influence over the music industry and its implications for consumers and creators alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFleischer’s writings are an indispensable resource for anyone interested in understanding the profound changes brought by digital technology. His work is categorised under \u003cstrong\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e, as it challenges readers to contemplate the ever-evolving relationship between human society and technological advancements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into the enlightening works of Rasmus Fleischer and discover a world where digital innovation meets critical inquiry. His books are perfect for those eager to explore the nuanced dynamics of contemporary digital phenomena, offering a fresh lens through which to view the technological advances shaping our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spotify-teardown-by-rasmus-fleischer-9780262038904","title":"Spotify Teardown","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn innovative investigation of the inner workings of Spotify that traces the transformation of audio files into streamed experience. Spotify provides a streaming service that has been welcomed as disrupting the world of music. Yet such disruption always comes at a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpotify Teardown\u003c\/em\u003e contests the tired claim that digital culture thrives on disruption. Borrowing the notion of \"teardown\" from reverse-engineering processes, in this book a team of five researchers have playfully disassembled Spotify's product and the way it is commonly understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpotify has been hailed as the solution to illicit downloading, but it began as a partly illicit enterprise that grew out of the Swedish file-sharing community. Spotify was originally praised as an innovative digital platform but increasingly resembles a media company in need of regulation, raising questions about the ways in which such cultural content as songs, books, and films are now typically made available online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpotify Teardown\u003c\/em\u003e combines interviews, participant observations, and other analyses of Spotify's \"front end\" with experimental, covert investigations of its \"back end.\" The authors engaged in a series of interventions, which include establishing a record label for research purposes, intercepting network traffic with packet sniffers, and web-scraping corporate materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors' innovative digital methods earned them a stern letter from Spotify accusing them of violating its terms of use; the company later threatened their research funding. Thus, the book itself became an intervention into the ethics and legal frameworks of corporate behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342704267500,"sku":"9780262038904","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7502053482281.jpg?v=1743935881"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/rasmus-fleischer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}