![]() ![]() ![]() But the powers-that-be haven’t entirely reckoned with the power of a gripping movie to change people’s minds…. Parliament is in power of a few wealthy media conglomerates. This brings him in touch with a demimonde of artists and activists who are trying to fight a new bill that will criminalize even more harmless internet creativity, making felons of millions of British citizens at a stroke. Shamed and shattered, Trent runs away to London, where slowly he learns the ways of staying alive on the streets. ![]() Except it does, and it nearly destroys his family. Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother, Cory. In the dystopian near-future Britain where Trent is growing up, this is more illegal than ever the punishment for being caught three times is that your entire household’s access to the internet is cut off for a year, with no appeal. ![]() Trent McCauley is sixteen, brilliant, and obsessed with one thing: making movies on his computer by reassembling footage from popular films he downloads from the net. In Doctorow’s novel set in the not too distant future, 16-year-old Trent McCauley gets his family in big trouble due to his unrepentant Internet piracy. About Reviews Buy it Download e-book Audiobook Donate a copy ![]()
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