"Does decrease in copying cost support copyright term extension?" by Michael Y. Yuan
 

Does decrease in copying cost support copyright term extension?

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Information Economics and Policy

Publication Date

10-1-2005

Abstract

Copyright duration has been or is being extended in many countries. Technological and demographical changes were cited by a US Senate report to argue for US copyright term extension. This paper analyzes the validity of the arguments. Simulation of a model of the information product market indicates that a decrease in copying cost of information products due to digital technologies calls for a reduction of copyright duration. Partial support is found for the argument that longer life expectancy and delayed child-bearing may support copyright term extension. Furthermore, an increase in demand for information products is found to call for reduction in copyright duration. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Volume

17

Issue

4

First Page

471

Last Page

494

DOI

10.1016/j.infoecopol.2005.02.004

ISSN

01676245

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