Criminal Copyright

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Abstract

Since the birth of criminal copyright in the nineteenth century, the copyright system has blurred the distinction between civil and criminal infringements. Today, in many jurisdictions, infringement of copyrighted materials can result in punitive fines and even incarceration. In this illuminating book, Eldar Haber analyzes the circumstances, justifications, and ramifications of the criminalization process and tells the story of how a legal right in the private enforcement realm has become over-criminalized. He traces the origins of criminal copyright legislation and follows the movement of copyright criminalization and enforcement on local and global scales. This important work should be read by anyone concerned with the future of copyright and intellectual property in the digital era.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherCambridge University Press
Number of pages278
ISBN (Electronic)9781108241342
ISBN (Print)9781108416511
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Eldar Haber 2018.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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