Handbook on the Economics of Copyright: A Guide for Students and Teachers

Richard Watt

Edward Elgar Publishing, Sep 26, 2014 - Law - 360 pages

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 strea

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• PART I THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF COPYRIGHT: 7
• 1 The basic economic theory of copyright: 9
• 2 What limits in direct appropriability?: 26
• PART II THE LEGAL STRUCTUREOF COPYRIGHT AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN: 49
• friend or foe?: 51
• markets market failure and rights of use: 77
• 5 The public domain: 93
• PART III LICENSING AND AUTHORS EARNINGS: 105
• 6 Licensing of copyright works in a bargaining model: 107
• 7 Fair remuneration for copyright holders and the Shapley value: 118
• 8 Economics of performers rights: 129
• 9 The licensing of online music streaming services in Europe: 141
• PART IV COPYRIGHT COLLECTIVES: 165
• some basice conomic theory: 167
• 11 Collective administration: 179
• PART V COPYING AND COPYRIGHT PIRACY: 205
• 12 Copying and the pricing of information goods: 207
• 13 The impacts of internet piracy: 225
• 14 Law and economics of copyright remedies: 241
• commitment versus noncommitment: 264
• PART VI OTHER ISSUES IN THE ECONOMICS OF COPYRIGHT LAW: 285
• 16 Copyright and parallel trade: 287
• new paradigms in the theory of copyright: 311
• some economic theory concerning resale royalties and other options: 328
• Index: 343

About the author

Edited by Richard Watt, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Bibliographic information

• Title: Handbook on the Economics of Copyright: A Guide for Students and Teachers; Elgar original reference
• Editor: Richard Watt
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014
• ISBN: 1849808538, 9781849808538
• Length: 360 pages
• Subjects: Law / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice