Author Description

Explores The Complexities Of Intellectual Property In The Era Of Peer-to-peer File Sharing. Interviews Key Figures In The Debate, Including Gregg Gillis, The Pittsburgh Biomedical Engineer Who Moonlights As Girl Talk, A Mash-up Artist Rearranging The Pop Chart's Dna With His Incongruous, Entirely Sample-based Songs. A Mash-up In Itself, This Shatters The Wall Between Users And Producers, And Challenges The Thresholds Of 'fair Use.'