Cultural conceptions of intellectual property: the pirated disc market in Xi'an, China.

West, Matthew Ellis.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-260).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract (in English and Chinese) --- p.iiAcknowledgments --- p.ivTable of Contents --- p.viChapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction ´ؤ China and Intellectual Property --- p.1IntroductionWhat is Intellectual Property?Chenggong Music and MoviesLost in TranslationPiracyCopyingAn Historical Perspective"The Past, Sharing, and Censorship"Methodology and Xi'an's Disc MarketChapter BreakdownChapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review 一 An Anthropological Approach to IP --- p.37The Anthropology of PropertyHuman Rights DiscoursesEconomic Pragmatism?The Return of PowerToward a Theory of IPMetaphorical FramingStages of IP AdvocacyLocal ContextualizationChina: Global Pressure and Local ResponseChapter Chapter 3: --- Daoban as a Moral Business --- p.60The Commoditization of IPPrice is all that Matters!Pricing Practices within StoresPricing DeterminantsMoving Beyond Price and QualityConsumer Fraud and Fakes: The Breakdown of Price and QualityCompetition and the Disc BusinessIs it Zhengban or Daoban?Doubting the DifferenceRelative Morality: Guilt and StealingThe Ambivalent Position of Chinese Retail BusinessConclusion: Passive Contestation and the Moral SphereChapter Chapter 4: --- Daoban as an Illegal Commodity --- p.104Petty Economic Crime"Cheating, Plagiarism, and Painting"Petty Economic IllegalityIllegality in China's Context: The Government ConnectionBacking (beijing)CorruptionStructural Issues: Officials and EnforcementPolicing NormsNorms of Copyright EnforcementSocial Consequences of EnforcementAction Against VendorsAction Against PornographyJustifications and ResponsesConclusion: Daoban and IllegalityChapter Chapter 5: --- Daoban and Intangible Property --- p.155What is Daoban?Dowloading and the LawExceptions: Imported and Destroyed TitlesBlurring the Line: Tom and JerryReal or FakeThe Symbolic Importance of ZhengbanA Wider View? New Generations and Smalltime CreatorsConceptions of Intangible PropertyThe Centrality of PerformanceThe NationConclusion: A Chinese Conception?Chapter Chapter 6: --- "Conclusion ´ؤ Cultural Conceptions, Structures, and Agency" --- p.207"Structures, Agency, and Daoban"Practice Theory: Structure and AgencyAn Actor-Oriented ApproachStructures and DaobanCreationCommoditizationPassive ContestationThe Law as a Tool for ChangeFinal ThoughtsBibliography --- p.238Appendix I: Chinese Characters Index --- p.24