The Public Domain
Richard Watt (ed.), The Law and Economics of Copyright (Routledge 2014), Forthcoming
18 Pages Posted: 4 Dec 2013 Last revised: 22 Jan 2014
Date Written: December 3, 2013
Abstract
This chapter in an upcoming book on the law and economics of copyright provides a basic primer on the economics of the public domain, discussing extant models and references, including new graphs comparing used book and new book markets to represent market distortions enabled by copyright protection.
Keywords: public domain, copyright, term extension, model, amazon, abebooks, used books
JEL Classification: H42, K11
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Heald, Paul J., The Public Domain (December 3, 2013). Richard Watt (ed.), The Law and Economics of Copyright (Routledge 2014), Forthcoming, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 14-21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2362983
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