ABSTRACT

Non-Commercial digital piracy has seen an unprecedented rise in the wake of the digital revolution; with wide-scale downloading and sharing of copyrighted media online, often committed by otherwise law-abiding citizens. Bringing together perspectives from criminology, psychology, business, and adopting a morally neutral stance, this book offers a holistic overview of this growing phenomenon. It considers its cultural, commercial, and legal aspects, and brings together international research on a range of topics, such as copyright infringement, intellectual property, music publishing, movie piracy, and changes in consumer behaviour. This book offers a new perspective to the growing literature on cybercrime and digital security.

This multi-disciplinary book is the first to bring together international research on digital piracy and will be key reading for researchers in the fields of criminology, psychology, law and business.

part I|12 pages

Introduction

section I|68 pages

Evolving media consumption practices

chapter 2|23 pages

The times they are a-changin’

Digital music value in transition from piracy to streaming

chapter 4|29 pages

Anti-piracy policies and online film circulation

The Italian context, between formality and informality

section III|76 pages

Assessments of the impact of digital piracy

chapter 9|25 pages

DeLiberating the information commons

A critical analysis of intellectual property and piracy

chapter 10|21 pages

The criminality of digital piracy

Is it a pathway to more serious offending?