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Palgrave Macmillan eBooks, Aug 15, 2013

ALJJ, 2021

The object of harmonised work, health and safety legislation is to provide balanced and consisten... more The object of harmonised work, health and safety legislation is to provide balanced and consistent outcomes. Despite this purpose, sentencing outcomes for significant prosecutions have become inconsistent. This article critically analyses the extent to which inconsistency exists. It presents data for the past 5 years concerning monetary penalties ordered against corporate offenders for the most significant type of prosecutorial activity. The discussion that follows identifies and assesses key differences in the seven penalties and sentences laws that apply respectively to the harmonised scheme. A key theme to emerge is that sentencing processes are not harmonised. However, remedying current inconsistencies could be achieved by the adoption of sentencing guidelines for the promotion of consistency for monetary penalties.

Copyright governance is in a state of flux because the boundaries between legal and illegal consu... more Copyright governance is in a state of flux because the boundaries between legal and illegal consumption have blurred. Trajce Cvetkovski interrogates the disorganizational effects of piracy and emerging technologies on the political economy of copyright in popular music, film and gaming industries.

The task undertaken in this article is to determine the extent of the challenge facing major firm... more The task undertaken in this article is to determine the extent of the challenge facing major firms who currently control over 80 % of global sound carrier and publishing revenue in the popular (pop) music industry. The aim is to explain the disorganising effects currently responsible for up to 10% decline in music spending. I focus broadly on universally accessible digital technologies which have raised questions about the future of the industry’s current organisational structure and processes both in terms of input (creation of music products in their commodified form) and output (access and consumption of music products). In short, the enormous profits once enjoyed by the handful of majors from traditional exploitation methods are a thing of the past. It is proposed four separate but interconnected challenges are affecting the highly concentrated status quo. Together, the positive and negative impacts of emerging technologies have created a serious dilemma for the controllers of t...

Rational processes in popular music have been essential in the achievement of dominant control by... more Rational processes in popular music have been essential in the achievement of dominant control by major music companies. Recent Do-it-Yourself (DIY) participants, including megastars, have embraced emerging technologies to challenge the success of the majors. Charismatic participants disrupt established customs and practices. Digitalization has created a highly contestable industry landscape because it promotes a sustainable DIY environment. This chapter examines the extraordinary nature of charismatic power in an industry dominated by complex, Western capitalist legal-rational processes. Direct charismatic authority in the digital world connects performers to fans, thereby diminishing the power of major producers.

This paper is concerned with convergence patterns in natural resources and popular media industri... more This paper is concerned with convergence patterns in natural resources and popular media industries in Australia. It examines the subsequent effects on public policy in these two influential arenas which already display concentrated ownership. The relationship between mining magnates and media moguls has strengthened in recent years; calling for renewed debate about whether this development is in the best public interest given that only a handful of powerful persons control the bulk of mining and media. If rapid consolidation under a weak regulatory and governance framework is permitted, then effectively, only a few natural and artificial citizens, as ubercitizens, will culturally represent the interests of Australians generally concerned about the future of natural resource exploitation. Interest in concentrated cross-media ownership is not new. Interest in the staggering wealth created by mining booms is not new either. However what remains underdeveloped in the literature is a co...

Revision with unchanged content. Major firms currently control over 80% of global sound carrier a... more Revision with unchanged content. Major firms currently control over 80% of global sound carrier and publishing revenue in the popular music industry. The aim is to explain the disorganising effects currently being experienced. The central question guiding this investigation asks: what will be the effect of new technologies on the future organisation of the music industry? Focus is broadly on recent universally accessible digital technologies which have raised questions about the future of the industry’s current organisational structure and processes both in terms of input (creation of music products in their commodified form) and output (access and consumption of music products). The industry’s processes are complex because they centre around sophisticated management, and aggressive appropriation of intellectual property (namely copyright) for repeated exploitation for decades after its initial acquisition. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to examine not only the tangible a...

The task undertaken in this dissertation is to determine the extent of the challenge facing the m... more The task undertaken in this dissertation is to determine the extent of the challenge facing the major firms (majors) who currently control over 80% of global sound carrier and publishing revenue in the popular (pop) music industry. The aim of this thesis is to explain the disorganising effects currently being experienced. Specifically, the central question guiding this thesis asks: what will be the effect of new technologies on the future organisation of the music industry? I focus broadly on recent universally accessible digital technologies which have raised questions about the future of the industry’s current organisational structure and processes both in terms of input (creation of music products in their commodified form) and output (access and consumption of music products). The industry’s processes are highly integrated and its business model is complex because it centres around the sophisticated management and aggressive appropriation of intellectual property (namely copyrig...

Media, Culture & Society, 2014

This article examines illegal consumption in popular media. Corporate citizens have portrayed med... more This article examines illegal consumption in popular media. Corporate citizens have portrayed media piracy as an activity comprising several layers of illegal and morally derelict behaviour. They have waged a most aggressive war against consumers and technology pioneers. The need for deterrence, it appears, is obvious. However the internet paints a different picture. It reminds us just how little people care about breaking copyright laws. Online parodies concerning anti-piracy campaigns also affirm this development. This article revisits the war on piracy and the strategies adopted. It assesses the success of campaigns aimed at consumers. An argument that deterrence has a paradoxical and somewhat comical effect is advanced. The final part explores the nexus between parody and piracy. Social networking has created a potentially subversive force by encouraging farcical representations of centralized copyright governance models. The dramas are indeed sublime. It appears Dante was right...

Palgrave Macmillan eBooks, Aug 15, 2013

ALJJ, 2021

Media, Culture & Society, 2014

Routledge International Handbook of Charisma , 2021

Adopting an organizational sociological approach in the Weberian tradition, this chapter provides... more Adopting an organizational sociological approach in the Weberian tradition, this chapter provides a critical analysis of the effects of independent music production on this model. It seeks to determine the extent to which charismatic power challenges dominant and hierarchical lines of legal-rational power in the commodification of pop music.