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# Aram Sinnreich: “Criminalizing File-Sharing Is… It’s Literally Pathological; It’s Insane.”
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/aram-sinnreich-criminalizing-file-sharing-is-its-literally-pathological-its-insane/
- Published: 2011-01-03T10:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-01-03T10:40:00.000Z
- Description: Aram Sinnreich, a professor at Rutgers University and author of the book Mashed Up, gave this speech at NYU in early December. It starts off a little slow, but it. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/01/aram-sinnreich-criminalizing-file-sharing-is-its-literally-pathological-its-in
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Aram Sinnreich, a professor at Rutgers University and author of the book *[Mashed Up](http://www.amazon.com/Mashed-Up-Technology-Configurable-Culture/dp/155849829X?ref=hypebot.com)*, gave this speech at NYU in early December. It starts off a little slow, but it picks up speed as he breaks into music industry analysis. If you're looking for the quote that I pulled from the talk, you'll have to buffer to about an hour in.

In this lecture, he gives a fascinating overview of the legislation that's being used in an attempt to hamper file-sharing behavior. Yes, I did pull out the most sensationalist thing he said. But, listen in, and tell us what you think of Sinnreich. Don't miss[ our interview](https://www.hypebot.com/why-configurable-culture-is-a-new-form-of-art/) him either. Did you enjoy his speech? **Take a look**: