Featuring expert contributors from around the world, this book offers insight into the vital theoretical and practical aspects of the economics of copyright. Topics discussed include fair use, performers’ rights, copyright and trade, online music streaming, internet piracy, copyright and visual art markets, and open source publishing. In addition to in-depth coverage of these timely topics, the authors also offer insightful predictions and policy recommendations for the future. Each of the self-contained chapters is written by a distinguished expert and is pitched at a level designed to be accessible to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in economics and law. As a whole, the book covers all of the topical content that a student of copyright economics should know. Teachers and lecturers will find all the required material to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject in a single volume. For scholars with a legal background, the book will also act as an effective introduction or refresher in the economic theory underlying copyright. 24 cm.
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Introduction Part I: The Economic Theory of Copyright - 1. The Basic Economic Theory of Copyright. 2. What Limits Indirect Appropriability Part II The Legal Structure of Copyright and the Public Domain. 3. The Idea/Expression Dichotomy: Friend or Foe? 4. The Fair Use Doctrine: Markets, Market Failure and Rights of Use. 5. The Public Domain Part III: Licensing and Authors´ Earnings - 6. Licensing of Copyright Works in a Bargaining Model. 7. Fair Remuneration for Copyright Holders and the Shapley Value. 8. Economics of Performers´ Rights. 9. The Licensing of Online Music Streaming Services in Europe Part IV Copyright Collectives - 10. Copyright Collectives: Some Basic Economic Theory. 11. Collective Administration Part V Copying and Copyright Piracy - 12. Copying and the Pricing of Information Goods. 13. Impacts of Internet Piracy. 14. Law and Economics of Copyright Remedies. 15. Effectiveness of Government Anti-Piracy Enforcement Policy: Commitment versus Non-Commitment Part VI Other Issues in the Economics of Copyright Law - 16. Copyright and Parallel Trade. 17. Open Source and Open Access: New Paradigms in the Theory of Copyright. 18. Copyright in Visual Art Markets: Some Economic Theory Concerning Resale Royalties and Other Options – Index.