Sharing (eBook)

Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University.

1. Introduction

2. Libraries and the Digital World

3. Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing Online

4. Live-streaming and Television Rights Management

5. Open Source Software and Proprietary Software

6. Publishing: Academic, Journalistic and Trade

7. Genes, Genetically Modified Organisms, Patents and Agribusiness

8. Pharmaceutical Patents and Generic Drugs

9. Conclusions ? Sharing: Crime Against Capitalism

References

"Through a remarkably broad cross-industry synthesis, Matthew David demonstrates how information industries could benefit by adjusting market mechanisms to support the vitality of sharing-based economies. Anyone with a serious interest in intellectual property policy and practice should read this provocative case for building business models around sharing."

William H. Dutton, Quello Professor of Media and Information Policy, Michigan State University

"Matthew David has written a thought-provoking book that challenges the view that property rights are the only solution to the 'tragedy of the commons'. He brings a much needed analytical perspective to the study of the sharing economy and suggests that capitalist societies might just not be the end of history. A fascinating read."
Federico Varese, Professor of Criminology, University of Oxford