Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University.

"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

• 1. Introduction2. Libraries and the Digital World3. Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing Online4. Live-streaming and Television Rights Management5. Open Source Software and Proprietary Software6. Publishing: Academic, Journalistic and Trade7. Genes, Genetically Modified Organisms, Patents and Agribusiness8. Pharmaceutical Patents and Generic Drugs9. Conclusions Ð Sharing: Crime Against CapitalismReferences

Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University.

"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

• 1. Introduction2. Libraries and the Digital World3. Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing Online4. Live-streaming and Television Rights Management5. Open Source Software and Proprietary Software6. Publishing: Academic, Journalistic and Trade7. Genes, Genetically Modified Organisms, Patents and Agribusiness8. Pharmaceutical Patents and Generic Drugs9. Conclusions Ð Sharing: Crime Against CapitalismReferences

Matthew David is Associate Professor of Sociology at Durham University.

"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

• 1. Introduction2. Libraries and the Digital World3. Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing Online4. Live-streaming and Television Rights Management5. Open Source Software and Proprietary Software6. Publishing: Academic, Journalistic and Trade7. Genes, Genetically Modified Organisms, Patents and Agribusiness8. Pharmaceutical Patents and Generic Drugs9. Conclusions Ð Sharing: Crime Against CapitalismReferences