Developments in the economics of copyright : research and analysis / edited by Lisa N. Takeyama, Wendy J. Gordon, Ruth Towse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Takeyama, Lisa.

Gordon, Wendy J., 1949-

Towse, Ruth, 1943-

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright--Economic aspects.

Copyright.

Intellectual property--Economic aspects.

Intellectual property.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 197 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass., USA : Edward Elgar, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A collection of innovative and insightful research contributions written by some of the leading academics in the field. The book advances the forefront of academic research on intellectual property and copyright issues.

Contents:

Should economics play a role in copyright law and policy? / Pamela Samuelson

Rish sharing and the distribution of copyright collective income / Arthur Snow and Richard Watt

MP3s and copyright collectives : a cure worse than the disease? / Stan Liebowitz

Peer-to-peer, piracy and the copyright law : implcations for consumers and artists / Anne Duchêne and Patrick Waelbroeck

'Fair use' as policy instrument / Timothy J. Brennan

Towards a differentiated products theory of copyright / Christopher S. Yoo

Private appropriability and sharing of knowledge : convergence or contradiction? The opposite tragedy of the creative commons / Giovanni B. Ramello

IMS Health or the question whether copyright still deserves a specific approach in a market economy? / Alessandra Narciso and Paul L.C. Torremans

The basics matter : at the periphery of intellectual property / F. Scott Kieff and Troy A. Paredes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-78195-122-5