Unlocking Hidden Intellectual Property Value: Do Copyrights Encourage Innovation in the Digital Age?
9 Pages Posted: 12 Apr 2011
Date Written: December 1, 2003
Abstract
Based on our exploratory investigation, we believe that liberalization of existing copyright practices is necessary. Copyrights no longer encourage innovation. Rather, we believe radical approaches or "hidden" opportunities, such as the Potato System, will be more effective, in this digital age, at yielding greater benefit to the creator and, thus, encouraging media industry innovation and heightened creativity.
Keywords: IP, intellectual property, copyrights, innovation, digital age
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Edgell, Robert and Xu, Yingzi, Unlocking Hidden Intellectual Property Value: Do Copyrights Encourage Innovation in the Digital Age? (December 1, 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1806571 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1806571
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