Copyright and Popular Media

Abbreviations Cases Statutory instruments PART I: SETTING THE SCENE Liberalism, Realism, Convergence, Consumption and Tensions between Technological and Legal Change Global Governance: Regulation of Copyright Law and Policy in Popular Media Copyright Industries Corporate Control of Popular Media (and Culture): Competition Law and Policy in Popular Culture PART II: PROBLEMS WITH NEIGHBOURS - UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE TO CORPORATE CONTROL Copyright Developments in Popular Media: Doctrinal and Statutory Challenges From Printing Press to Peer-to-Peer: Centuries of 'Modern' Media Piracy and the Social Urge for Legal and Illegal Consumption A Three-front War on Piracy: Technological Protection, Legal Action and Education Programs - Bock Haltung? Occidental Failure: The Paradox of Transglobal Copyright Industries in Emerging Economies PART III: PROSPECTS FOR COPYRIGHT POLICY AND CONSUMPTION IN POPULAR MEDIA The Nexus between Piracy and Legitimate Consumption: Social Networking, P2P File Sharing and Consumer Empowerment Concluding Remarks on Technology and the Law: Neighbour Reconciliation or Infinite Futility? Index