| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Criminal justice : recent scholarship |
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| 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 |
| 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 curre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Computer file sharing -- Law and legislation.
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Computer file sharing -- Social aspects -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Computer file sharing -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781593327316 |
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1593327315 |
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