1st Edition
Media Piracy in the Cultural Economy Intellectual Property and Labor Under Neoliberal Restructuring
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theories of Late Capitalist Restructuring: Neoliberalism and Post-Fordism
Chapter 2: The Critique of the Digital Political Economy
Chapter 3: A History of Digital Piracy
Chapter 4: Theorizing Piracy
Chapter 5: Global Piracy
Conclusion: The End of P2P
Biography
Gavin Mueller was born in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from George Mason University. He currently teaches New Media and Digital Culture in the Media Studies program at the University of Amsterdam.
"This is a beautifully written and engaging publication that makes a very important contribution to the growing literature on media piracy. Mueller not only examines piracy as a culturally embedded activity, but he expertly uses Marxist theory to elucidate his argument that piracy must be seem as a part of the greater reorganisation of labour in the digital era. It is essential reading for anyone interested in looking beyond purely economic concerns and instead examining how piracy is inextricably connected to wider social and political shifts." --Virginia Crisp, King’s College London, UK
