Yar, M. (2005). The global ‘epidemic’ of movie ‘piracy’: Crime-wave or social construction? Media, Culture and Society, 27, 677-696.

The growth of film ‘piracy’ has become an increasingly high-profile issue. Business groups, national governments, international organizations and law enforcement agencies have claimed that ‘piracy’ has undergone near-exponential growth, doing untold damage to the movie industry. This [...]