Criminal Copyright

"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." --publisher's description Cover......Page 1 Criminal Copyright......Page 2 Criminal Copyright - Title page......Page 4 Copyright page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 14 Tables......Page 16 Preface......Page 18 Acknowledgments......Page 20 Introduction......Page 22 1 - Criminal Copyright Overview......Page 32 2 - Copyright Criminalization in the United Kingdom......Page 52 3 - Copyright Criminalization in the United States......Page 69 4 - The Criminal Copyright Gap*......Page 100 5 - Internal Reasoning for Criminal Copyright......Page 125 6 - External Reasoning for Criminal Copyright......Page 177 7 - The Copyright–Criminal Integration......Page 201 8 - An Integrated Approach for Copyright Criminalization......Page 238 9 - The Future of Criminal Copyright and How to Stop It......Page 278 Conclusion......Page 291 Index......Page 296 Criminal Copyright Overview -- Copyright Criminalization In The United Kingdom -- Copyright Criminalization In The United States -- The Criminal Copyright Gap -- Internal Reasoning For Criminal Copyright -- External Reasoning For Criminal Copyright -- The Copyright-criminal Integration -- An Integrated Approach For Copyright Criminalization -- The Future Of Criminal Copyright And How To Stop It. Eldar Haber. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.