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

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184980852X ISBN 13: 9781849808521

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

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.

Contributors: D.S. Banerjee, W.J. Gordon, P.J.Heald, S.J. Liebowitz, S.E. Margolis, F. Mueller-Langer, E. Rosati, S.F. Schwemer, R. Towse, M. Waldman, R. Watt

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184980852X
• ISBN 13: 9781849808521
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Watt Richard