Copyright Masquerade

Dr Monica Horten is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She writes the influential IPtegrity blog on European Internet and copyright policy (www.iptegrity.com), attracting an international readership including academics, lawyers and policy-makers. She has a long track record as a writer on telecommunications and Internet matters and has written for the Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times. Her extensive portfolio includes articles on telecoms and mobile phone markets and on the Internet. Dr Horten researched her PhD at the University of Westminster from 2007 to 2010. She holds a masters degree with distinction in communications policy, a postgraduate diploma in marketing, and a bachelor of arts from the Australian National University.

A Copyright Masquerade can verge on academic, but it remains engaging. At times, the legislative history (and the scandal involved) even has elements of intrigue. But most importantly, it’s extremely informative and demystifying, right from the first page's handy table of common acronyms. For those interested in the structures that influence copyright policy around the world, Horten's book will prove a valuable resource.

• IntroductionPart I: Internet, entertainment and copyright: a political perspective1. Copyright politics and the Internet: an introduction2. Copyright and the Internet: what is at stake?Part II: The American influence: America, ACTA and Special 3013. Entertaining American objectives4. A secret copyright treaty5. Brussels copyfights6. The EU masquerade7. Special 301 for Spain8. Ley SindePart III: The politics of music: Britain and the Digital Economy Act9. A memorandum with no understanding10. Ministerial manoeuvres11. Looking behind the myth12. Musical lawyers13. Obstacles in the Lords14. A cowed Parliament15. Lifting the masks