Code Wars: 10 Years of P2P Software Litigation

Rebecca Giblin

Jan 2011 · Edward Elgar Publishing

About this ebook

'With a combination of acute observation, close analysis and clear-headed honesty, Rebecca Giblin leads the reader to share her conclusion that there is no legislative, judicial, commercial or technical panacea for copyright infringement which P2P sof

Ratings and reviews

Thoroughly researched and well-written! The author, an internationally prominent scholar of copyright, introduces the reader to the evolution of peer to peer software litigation. High recommend for anyone interested in the subject.

An extremely compelling book looking at the arms race between P2P and the laws that attempt to prevent it, and its application across a number of similar, but distinct jursdictions. Read with a background to the ongoing Roadshow Films v iiNet in Australia, it provides a brilliant commentary of how we got to this point with laws on secondary liability and the laws that govern intermidiaries with reference to the divergence of these laws through different territories. Whilst it is easy to take the opinion of either side of the "warring parties" through blogs, press releases and all to often biased news articles - Code Wars delivers the history through a well researched, understood and balanced manner. Thankyou @rgibli for a fantastic read!

Rebecca Giblin successfully provides an interesting answer to a question I have been pondering for quite some time. Why has P2P file sharing remained so prevalent despite plenty of success in the courts? This is a highly engaging book which anyone with an interest in intellectual property or the Internet should enjoy. Giblin makes a highly technical area of technology accessible and understandable to even the most technologically challenged reader such as myself. Giblin provides an excellent exposition of secondary liability law in the UK, US, Canada and Australia which will be of interest to those curious about how the area differs between jurisdictions.

About the author

Rebecca Giblin, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia