Meaning of digital sharecropping | Babel Free

Definitions

A system where the intellectual property generated by users is owned and sold by just a few digital platforms.

derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“Here's one: digital sharecropping will not be long for this world. Of all the terms that creators from the sharing economy will demand, the right to own their creativity will be central.”

“When all is said and done, the notion of a hybrid economy turns out to be nothing more than an upbeat version of digital sharecropping, a scenario in which all of us have the right to remix sounds and images and spread them through networks that profit from our every move.”

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