Bringing together international perspectives from criminology, psychology, law; and business and adopting a morally neutral stance, this book offers a holistic overview of digitial piracy, considering its cultural, commercial, and legal aspects.

Introduction 1. Digital Piracy: A Global, Multidisciplinary Account: Contextualising Digital Piracy, Thomas J. Holt and Steven Caldwell Brown Section I: Evolving Media Consumption Practices 2. The Times They Are a-Changin': Digital Music Value in Transition from Piracy to Streaming, Hyojung Sun 3. Digital Piracy, New Media and Consumer Choice, Holly Tessler and Kenny Forbes 4. Anti-piracy Policies, Online Film Circulation and On-demand Culture: The Italian Context Between Formality and Informality, Valentina Re Section II: Approaches to Understanding Digital Piracy 5. The Social and Applied Psychology of Engagement in Music Piracy, Amanda Krause and Steven Caldwell Brown 6. An Examination of Digital Piracy Behavior through the Lens of Cultural and Non-Cultural Variables, Monika Kukar-Kinney, Irena Vida and Mateja Kos Koklic 7. Copyright Infringement and Cultural Participation, Juan D. Montoro-Pons, Manuel Cuadrado-Garcia and Migeul Puchades-Navarro 8. Who Cares if Taytay Gets Pay Pay? Shake it Off: The Apathy of the Contemporary Music Consumer, Gary Sinclair Section III: Assessments of the Impact of Digital Piracy 9. DeLiberating the Information Commons: A Critical Analysis of Intellectual Property and Piracy, Kevin Steinmetz and Alexandra Pimentel 10. The Criminality of Digital Piracy: Is it a Pathway More Serious Offending? George Burruss and Cassandra Dodge 11. Criminology's Contribution to the Study of Digital Piracy, Adam Bossler and Tyler Edwards Conclusions 12. Identifying Paths Forward in the Study of Piracy, Steven Caldwell Brown and Thomas J. Holt