File-sharers and copyright-infringers : threat or menace? / Whitney D. Gunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunter, Whitney D., 1984-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer file sharing--Law and legislation.

Computer file sharing.

Computer file sharing--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whether you choose to call it file sharing, copyright infringement, or digital piracy, downloading non-licensed music, movies, software, and other forms of digital content is common worldwide. Despite the widespread nature of this phenomenon, much remains unknown about it. Is "digital piracy" truly having a negative impact on society? Does enforcement actually deter would-be downloaders? Gunter examines these issues, providing both an analysis of the historical aspects of copyright and of newly collected data on downloaders. Her findings lead into a critique of the pros and cons of the current state of copyright law and enforcement.

Contents:

The rise of copyright

Copyright violations: threat or menace?

Criminological theory and copyright

Downloading data

The characteristics of a downloader

Predicting digital copying

Downloaders,longitudinally : the desistance from music downloading

Conclusion: the future of copyright.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781593327316

1593327315

OCLC:

857718962