David vs. Goliath in the Digital Age: The Effect of Network Structure and Content on the Adoption of Cultural Products

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hagit Meishar-Tal

Keyword(s):

Digital Age ◽

Google Earth ◽

Spatial Processes ◽

Global Culture ◽

Cultural Changes ◽

Cultural Products ◽

Online Maps ◽

Knowledge Politics ◽

Nature Of Information

The paper describes the change undergoing in maps and map-making, in the move from modern printed maps to digital, online maps, emphasizing the changing status of the cartographer and the changing nature of information represented on the maps. Taking Google Earth as its main example, the paper demonstrates the cultural changes embedded in this environment in terms of three main spatial themes: the global culture, the culture of openness and collaboration, and the virtualization of the cultural products and practices. It contributes to the understanding of the broader context of the changes in the modes of production and knowledge politics in the digital age.

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How Can China Influence the Transatlantic Governance of Cultural Products in the Digital Age?

The Journal of World Investment & Trade ◽

10.1163/22119000-12340096 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 444-474

Author(s):

Beatriz Barreiro Carril

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

European Union ◽

Digital Age ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

Cultural Products ◽

Web Based ◽

Transatlantic Trade ◽

Problematic Issue ◽

Trade And Investment

Abstract Cultural products were a problematic issue in the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The maintenance of the cultural exception – the exclusion of audiovisual products from some trade rules – was at stake at the beginning of the negotiations. The Europeans argued for the exception, while the United States were more interested in the liberalization of web-based cultural products than in the liberalization of traditional ones. Since the TTIP aimed to remove obstacles not only between European and American markets but also to set out global regulatory rules, China took a keen interest in the negotiations. This article shows how China is acting in the international legal sphere in order to improve its power in the field of cultural products and the effects of this on transatlantic negotiations. It also suggests some actions the European Union can take in order to defend its position in future negotiations.

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