Montreal). His research now primarily focuses on the political economy of the Internet and digital intermediation platforms.
Email: jacob.matthews@univ-paris8.fr
Stéphane Costantini holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences and is an associate researcher at the University of Paris 13. He was a research engineer within the ‘Collab’ research programme (2015–18). His work in the area of socioeconomy of cultural and communication industries, focuses on the strategies of industrial players and user practices in the field of digital and collaborative web, as well as the uses of amateurs and professionals in the music world. A decade of professional experience in the field of cultural communication (music, audiovisual, theatre, copyright) has enabled him to crossreference the views of cultural and digital professionals with academic research. Email: steph.costantini@gmail.com
Alix Bénistant holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences, and is an associate researcher at the Centre for Media, Technology and Internationalization Studies (Cemti, University of Paris 8) and at the Research Centre on Mediations (Crem, University of Lorraine), where he was a research fellow in the ‘Collab’ research programme. His current research concerns the production and circulation of cultural products on a transnational scale, and the role played by large metropolitan areas in the context of globalization. His field of analysis focuses more specifically on the music industry that has settled in the city of Miami.
E-mail: alix.benistant@gmail.com
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