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• Piracy (Copyright)
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• Der gerechtfertigte Nachdrucker, oder, Johann Thomas von Trattners, des Heil. Römischen Reichs Ritters erwiesene Rechtmässigkeit seiner veranstalteten Nachdrucke : als eine Beleuchtung der auf ihn gedruckten Leipziger Pasquille. (Bey Weidemanns Erben und Reich, 1774), by Christian Heinrich Wilcke (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy (Punctum Books, 2021), by Martin Paul Eve (PDF with commentary at punctumbooks.com)
• The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture is Reinventing Capitalism (free download requires name and email (kept private); New York et al.: Free Press, 2008), by Matt Mason (PDF with commentary at thepiratesdilemma.com)
• Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism (2009), by Gregory F. Treverton, Carl Matthies, Karla J. Cunningham, Jeremiah Goulka, Greg Ridgeway, and Anny Wong (PDF with commentary at rand.org)
• Shakespeare's Fight With the Pirates and the Problems of the Transmission of His Text (London: A. Moring, 1917), by Alfred W. Pollard (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Video on the internet : iCraveTV.com and other recent developments in webcasting : hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Commerce, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, February 16, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by Trade United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intellectual property rights : the music and film industry : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, May 21, 1998. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
• Violations of intellectual property right : how do we protect American ingenuity? : hearing before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, October 13, 1999. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• NET Act (U.S. G.P.O., 2000), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property (page images at HathiTrust)
• Costs of Internet piracy for the music and software industries : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, July 19, 2000. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2001), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
• An Act to Amend Statutory Damages Provisions of Title 17, United States Code. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1999), by United States (page images at HathiTrust)
• Costs of Internet piracy for the music and software industries : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, July 19, 2000 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2001), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
• Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008), by Greg Ridgeway, Jeremiah Gouka, Karla J Cunningham, Carl Matthies, and Gregory F Treverton (JSTOR ebook)

• Curse of the black market (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by the Federal Workforce United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intellectual property theft in China and Russia : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, May 17, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Will China protect intellectual property? : new developments in counterfeiting, piracy, and forced technology transfer : hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 22, 2010. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2012), by United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (page images at HathiTrust)
• Impacts of piracy and counterfeiting of American goods and intellectual property in China : hearing before the Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, March 8, 2006 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by Science United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)

• Media Piracy in Emerging Economies (New York: Social Science Research Council, 2011), ed. by Joe Karaganis (PDF with commentary at ssrc.org)
• Shadow Libraries: Access to Knowledge in Global Education (Cambridge, MA and London; et al: MIT Press, 2018), ed. by Joe Karaganis (PDF with commentary at MIT Press)

• International copyright piracy : a growing problem with links to organized crime and terrorism : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, March 13, 2003. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Piracy Crusade: How the Music Industry's War on Sharing Destroys Markets and Erodes Civil Liberties (Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, c2013), by Aram Sinnreich (PDF with commentary at piracycrusade.com and various other sites)
• The Digital Rights Movement: The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright (Cambridge, MA and London: MIT Press, c2012), by Hector Postigo (PDF with commentary at MIT Press)
• Intellectual property piracy : are we doing enough to protect U.S. innovation abroad? : hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, September 23, 2004. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by United State House Committee on Government Reform (page images at HathiTrust)
• Strategy for Targeting Organized Piracy (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by the Federal Workforce United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management (page images at HathiTrust)
• Protecting intellectual property rights in a global economy : current trends and future challenges : hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, December 9, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by Organization United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management (page images at HathiTrust)

• Intellectual property theft in China and Russia : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, May 17, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)

• Policing Pirates in the Networked Age (2002), by Stan Liebowitz (PDF with commentary at cato.org)
• Peer to peer piracy on university campuses (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piracy prevention and the broadcast flag : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, March 6, 2003. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Competition, innovation, and public policy in the digital age : is the marketplace working to protect digital creative works? : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, March 14, 2002. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on H.R. 2517, July 17, 2003. (U.S. G.P.O., 2003), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Paradox of illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks and the impact of technology on the entertainment industry (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004 : report together with minority views (to accompany H.R. 4077) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 2004), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Peer-to-peer piracy on university campuses : an update : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, October 5, 2004. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 : report together with minority views (to accompany S. 167) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 2005), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reducing peer-to-peer (P2P) piracy on university campuses : a progress update : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, September 22, 2005. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2005), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Promoting broadband and the digital television transition (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)
• How the entertainment industry and higher education are working to combat illegal piracy (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piracy on university networks (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Music and radio in the 21st century : assuring fair rates and rules across platforms : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, July 29, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• WIPO one year later : assessing consumer access to digital entertainment on the Internet and other media : hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, October 28, 1999. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1999), by Trade United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications (page images at HathiTrust)
• Paradox of illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks and the impact of technology on the entertainment industry (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2004), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
• No Electronic Theft (NET) Act : report (to accompany H.R. 2265) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 1997), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Collections of Information Antipiracy Act : report together with dissenting views (to accompany H.R. 2652) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 1998), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Collections of Information Antipiracy Act : report (to accompany H.R. 354) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). (U.S. G.P.O., 1999), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Examining the theft of American intellectual property at home and abroad : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, February 12, 2002. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2002), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Collections of Information Antipiracy Act; Vessel Hull Design Protection Act; Trade Dress Protection Act; and Internet Domain Name Trademark Protection : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first and second sessions, on H.R. 2652, H.R. 2696, and H.R. 3163, October 23 1997 and February 12, 1998. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1999), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property (page images at HathiTrust)
• Copyright Piracy, and H.R. 2265, the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session ... September 11, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property (page images at HathiTrust)
• Collections of Information Antipiracy Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, on H.R. 354, March 18, 1999. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2000), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piracy of intellectual property on peer-to-peer networks : hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, September 26, 2002. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2002), by the Internet United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Act to Amend the Provisions of Titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to Provide Greater Copyright Protection by Amending Criminal Copyright Infringement Provisions, and for Other Purposes (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States (page images at HathiTrust)

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