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Copyright andPopular Media

Liberal Villains and Technological Change

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Media piracy in music, film and gaming is as much about thefuture of formal copyright governance as it is about moralityand freedom of expression. An illegal consumer is not a bador immoral person because copyright laws state the act of copyright infringement is against the law. History reveals whatsocial networking in the world of digitalization now tells us –consumers have always engaged in legal and illegal popular media consumption. Convergent consumption patterns arenot new – file sharing is the latest development. However thedominant few which have established the status quo over severaldecades strongly resist external technological challenges. The

corporate elite which control the bulk of popular media and their copyrights strictly preserve the formal legal structures in whichcopyrights exist. But the legal reality is that the façade of copyrightgovernance has been seriously challenged in the 21st Century. Thisbook explores the unresolved issues concerned with media piracyand consumption.

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Trajce Cvetkovski

'We live in an era in which convergence of the internet, the digitalization of popular media and dominant attitudes toward personal freedom has created the perfect storm for the corporate entertainment media.This book provides innovative answers to the vexed questions of copyright and digital media piracy from the

 perspectives of the social sciences and copyright law.'- Paul Boreham, Professor of Political Science, University of Queensland, Australia

'The history of copyright law in popular media is often presented as a one-dimensional story in which ahandful of global corporate citizens enjoy unfettered control of intellectual property rights. Running along

 side this, however, is a parallel history of the liberal consumer who does not accept nor fit into this one-dimensional story of global copyright regulation and control: the latest example being the users of internet technologies and social networking. This topical book examines the convergence between these apparently distinct histories. Drawing on a multidisciplinary approach that combines doctrinal analysis and politico-

economic study, the book tells a story of the political control of modern copyright and technological change,and how these impact upon and interact with freedom of expression in Western society. In so doing, the book makes an important and timely contribution to current socio-legal debates on popular media, consumptionand copyright governance.'- Brad Sherman, Griffith University, Australia

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PART I: SETTING THE SCENE

Liberalism, Realism, Convergence, Consumption and Tensionsbetween Technological and Legal ChangeGlobal Governance: Regulation of Copyright Law and Policy inPopular Media Copyright IndustriesCorporate Control of Popular Media (and Culture): CompetitionLaw and Policy in Popular Culture

PART II: PROBLEMS WITH NEIGHBOURS - UNPRECEDENTED

CHALLENGE TO CORPORATE CONTROL

Copyright Developments in Popular Media: Doctrinal andStatutory Challenges

About the Author

Trajce Cvetkovski has taught the Politics of Law and Governance at the University of Queensland, Australia, since 2002; and wascommended by the Faculty for outstanding contribution to student learning in 2009 and 2011. He holds a PhD (Political Science)degree from the University of Queensland. He has practised as a Barrister in Australia since 1996, and also practised as a Solicitor inEngland. His research interests include the 'politics of law', popular media and corporate citizenship generally. He is currently interestedin technological change and the future of copyright.

From Printing Press to Peer-to-Peer: Centuries of 'Modern' MediaPiracy and the Social Urge for Legal and Illegal ConsumptionA Three-front War on Piracy: Technological Protection, Legal Actionand Education Programs - Null Bock Haltung?Occidental Failure: The Paradox of Transglobal Copyright Industriesin Emerging Economies

PART III: PROSPECTS FOR COPYRIGHT POLICY AND

CONSUMPTION IN POPULAR MEDIA

The Nexus between Piracy and Legitimate Consumption: SocialNetworking, P2P File Sharing and Consumer EmpowermentConcluding Remarks on Technology and the Law: Neighbour Reconciliation or Infinite Futility?Index

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