Recommended books #2

Further to previous discussion on some readers having limited access to journal articles, please find below some more recommended books which you should be able to access.

Hinduja, S. (2006). Music Piracy and Crime Theory. New York: LFB Scholarly Publishing.

Higgins, G.E. and Marcum, C.D. (2011). Digital Piracy: An Integrated theoretical approach. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.

The 2011 book is particularly recommended as it is not only most recent, but brings together theoretical underpinnings to piracy engagement. It's also a quick read.

The authors also have many relevant publications in open-access journals (free to view). Do a Google search and find their personal webpages which links you directly to them.

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The whole point of this blog is to try and communicate research findings on music piracy to the general public and as such, the more hits the better. However, the accompanying Twitter account is not proving to be quite so popular. This is most likely my fault, as I'm not that into it and don't re-tweet or use hashtags very often. I'm usually too busy grooming or eating crisps.

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