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Recent Trends in the Economics of Copyright
It is widely recognised that many copyright issues are also economic issues. As a result the level of interest in the economics of copyright continues to grow. This carefully edited book presents a selection of the most important recent contributions to a wide range of economic topics on copyright. These include the copyright term, infringement issues, administration of copyright, incentives to artists and open source. There is relevance here for a wide readership, from teachers and students of economics, law, cultural and media studies to practitioners and policymakers.
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It is widely recognised that many copyright issues are also economic issues. As a result the level of interest in the economics of copyright continues to grow. This carefully edited book presents a selection of the most important recent contributions to a wide range of economic topics on copyright. These include the copyright term, infringement issues, administration of copyright, incentives to artists and open source. There is relevance here for a wide readership, from teachers and students of economics, law, cultural and media studies to practitioners and policymakers.
Critical Acclaim
‘. . . a refreshingly up-to-date collection of materials, focusing on the economics of even such recent phenomena as open source, as well as on some of the more well-trodden paths such as copyright term and infringement.’
– IPKat.com
– IPKat.com
Contributors
14 articles, dating from 2002 to 2006
Contributors include: G. Akerlof, W. Baumol, W. Landes, J. Lerner, S. Liebowitz, S. Margolis, R. Posner, J. Tirole, M. Waldman
Contributors include: G. Akerlof, W. Baumol, W. Landes, J. Lerner, S. Liebowitz, S. Margolis, R. Posner, J. Tirole, M. Waldman
Contents
Contents:
Acknowledgements
General Introduction Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
PART I ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE COPYRIGHT TERM
Introduction to Part I
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
1. George A. Akerlof, Kenneth J. Arrow, Timothy F. Bresnahan, James M. Buchanan, Ronald H. Coase, Linda R. Cohen, Milton Friedman, Jerry R. Green, Robert W. Hahn, Thomas W. Hazlett, C. Scott Hemphill, Robert E. Litan, Roger G. Noll, Richard Schmalensee, Steven Shavell, Hal R. Varian, and Richard J. Zeckhauser (2002), ‘Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners’
2. Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen Margolis (2005), ‘Seventeen Famous Economists Weigh in on Copyright: The Role of Theory, Empirics and Network Effects’
3. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (2003), ‘Indefinitely Renewable Copyright’
PART II ECONOMICS OF COPYING AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Introduction to Part II
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
4. Justin P. Johnson and Michael Waldman (2005), ‘The Limits of Indirect Appropriability in Markets for Copiable Goods’
5. Martin Peitz and Patrick Waelbroeck (2006), ‘Piracy of Digital Products: A Critical Review of the Theoretical Literature’
6. Ivan P.L. Png (2006), ‘Copyright: A Plea for Empirical Research’
7. Michele Boldrin and David Levine (2002), ‘The Case Against Intellectual Property’
PART III ISSUES IN COPYRIGHT ADMINISTRATION
Introduction to Part III
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
8. William J. Baumol (2004), ‘The Socially Desirable Size of Copyright Fees’
9. Arthur Snow and Richard Watt (2005), ‘Risk Sharing and the Distribution of Copyright Collective Income’
10. Fabrice Rochelandet (2003), ‘Are Copyright Collecting Societies Efficient Organisations? An Evaluation of Collective Administration of Copyright in Europe’
PART IV COPYRIGHT AND INCENTIVES TO ARTISTS
Introduction to Part IV
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
11. Amit Gayer and Oz Shy (2006), ‘Publishers, Artists and Copyright Enforcement’
12. Ruth Towse (2006) ‘Copyright and Artists: A View From Cultural Economics’
PART V COPYRIGHT AND OPEN SOURCE
Introduction to Part V
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
13. Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole (2005), ‘The Economics of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Beyond’
14. Justin Pappas Johnson (2002), ‘Open Source Software: Private Provision of a Public Good’
Name Index
Acknowledgements
General Introduction Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
PART I ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE COPYRIGHT TERM
Introduction to Part I
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
1. George A. Akerlof, Kenneth J. Arrow, Timothy F. Bresnahan, James M. Buchanan, Ronald H. Coase, Linda R. Cohen, Milton Friedman, Jerry R. Green, Robert W. Hahn, Thomas W. Hazlett, C. Scott Hemphill, Robert E. Litan, Roger G. Noll, Richard Schmalensee, Steven Shavell, Hal R. Varian, and Richard J. Zeckhauser (2002), ‘Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners’
2. Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen Margolis (2005), ‘Seventeen Famous Economists Weigh in on Copyright: The Role of Theory, Empirics and Network Effects’
3. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (2003), ‘Indefinitely Renewable Copyright’
PART II ECONOMICS OF COPYING AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Introduction to Part II
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
4. Justin P. Johnson and Michael Waldman (2005), ‘The Limits of Indirect Appropriability in Markets for Copiable Goods’
5. Martin Peitz and Patrick Waelbroeck (2006), ‘Piracy of Digital Products: A Critical Review of the Theoretical Literature’
6. Ivan P.L. Png (2006), ‘Copyright: A Plea for Empirical Research’
7. Michele Boldrin and David Levine (2002), ‘The Case Against Intellectual Property’
PART III ISSUES IN COPYRIGHT ADMINISTRATION
Introduction to Part III
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
8. William J. Baumol (2004), ‘The Socially Desirable Size of Copyright Fees’
9. Arthur Snow and Richard Watt (2005), ‘Risk Sharing and the Distribution of Copyright Collective Income’
10. Fabrice Rochelandet (2003), ‘Are Copyright Collecting Societies Efficient Organisations? An Evaluation of Collective Administration of Copyright in Europe’
PART IV COPYRIGHT AND INCENTIVES TO ARTISTS
Introduction to Part IV
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
11. Amit Gayer and Oz Shy (2006), ‘Publishers, Artists and Copyright Enforcement’
12. Ruth Towse (2006) ‘Copyright and Artists: A View From Cultural Economics’
PART V COPYRIGHT AND OPEN SOURCE
Introduction to Part V
Ruth Towse and Richard Watt
13. Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole (2005), ‘The Economics of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Beyond’
14. Justin Pappas Johnson (2002), ‘Open Source Software: Private Provision of a Public Good’
Name Index
