Comparte, copia y mejora: La piratería como medio de desarrollo tecnológico y cultural

Abstract

This paper aims to talk about piracy not so much as a threat to the system, but as the most effective way of technological and cultural development. We will set out from the examples mentioned in The Pirate Book (Maigret & Roszkowska 2015). First, the instance of the Shanzhai industry in China, whose educational deficiency of workers has led them to learn by themselves the technical knowledge that competes with the Western technology industry. The work for international companies allows them to reproduce these products perfectly and putting them into circulation. Then, the example of El Paquete, the main Cuban media; a folder full of audiovisual material that you can download on a flash drive in physical establishments. This material is usually forbidden by the Cuban government, which calls it immoral (North American series, latest blockbusters, books, reggaeton music, software and even an offline version of Wikipedia that is refreshed with each weekly update of the package). Finally, the case of the film industry called Mollywood, located in a poor city in India called Malegaon. We will set out from a documentary that follows the filming of a version of Superman made by very few resources.