| Description |
xxii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Richard Watt -- Introduction / Wendy J. Gordon -- 1. Back to the future: Can copyright owners appropriate revenues in the face of new copying technologies? / Stan Liebowitz -- 2. Pricing information goods in the presence of copying / Paul Belleflamme -- 3. Piracy, asymmetric information and product quality / Lisa N. Takeyama -- 4. Copyright policy, cultural policy and support for artists / Ruth Towse -- 5. Efficient distribution of copyright income / Jorge Alonso and Richard Watt -- 6. Innovation of music / Tobias Regner -- 7. Copyright and antitrust issues / Giovanni B. Ramello -- 8. Self-help systems: Good substitutes for copyright or new barriers to competition? / Joelle Farchy and Fabrice Rochelandet -- 9. The market for intellectual property: The case of complementary oligopoly / Francesco Parisi and Ben Depoorter -- 10. Are copyright collecting societies efficient organisations? An evaluation of collective administration of copyright in Europe / Fabrice Rochelandet |
| Summary |
"The Economics of Copyright covers issues that are at the forefront of the implementation and management of copyright. The book touches on all aspects of copyright management including the effects of copyright piracy, optimal contractual arrangements between authors and publishers, copyright and antitrust issues, and collective management of copyright. This selection of papers not only shows how fruitful the study of copyright from an economic theory perspective has been, but they also clearly indicate the directions (and analytical tools) that will be of principal interest over the next few years, as research in this area flourishes." "Both legal scholars specialising in intellectual property and applied economics scholars will find this book of importance, as will organisations dealing with the management and protection of intellectual property rights. The book will also be good reading for any advanced university course dealing with the economics of copyright."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Copyright -- Economic aspects.
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| Author |
Watt, Richard, 1963-
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Gordon, Wendy J., 1949-
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| LC no. |
2003051334 |
| ISBN |
1843762633 |
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