Copyright and popular media liberal villains and technological change

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Liberalism, Realism, Convergence, Consumption and Tensions between Technological and Legal Change....Pages 3-52
Global Governance: Regulation of Copyright Law and Policy in Popular Media Copyright Industries....Pages 53-88
Corporate Control of Popular Media (and Culture): Competition Law and Policy in Popular Culture....Pages 89-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Copyright Developments in Popular Media: Doctrinal and Statutory Challenges....Pages 121-142
From Printing Press to Peer-to-Peer: Centuries of ‘Modern’ Media Piracy and the Social Urge for Legal and Illegal Consumption....Pages 143-162
A Three-Front War on Piracy: Technological Protection, Legal Action and Education Programmes — Null Bock Haltung? ....Pages 163-199
Occidental Failure: The Paradox of Transglobal Copyright Industries in Emerging Economies....Pages 200-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
The Nexus between Piracy and Legitimate Consumption: Social Networking, P2P File-Sharing and Consumer Empowerment....Pages 223-249
Conclusion: Reconciliation or Infinite Futility?....Pages 250-266
Back Matter....Pages 267-299