Author: O'Hare, Michael

Publication Year: 1981

Media Type: Report

Summary:

The author argues that copyright protection is useful only for certain kinds of creators or publishers: the critical requirements are (1) that the work be valuable in subsidiary uses, (e.g. novels) or (2) that copying be expected at the rate of many copies per pirate, (e.g. disc recordings) and that fixed costs of copying a particular work be low (e.g. offset books).

Abstract:

The author argues that copyright protection is useful only for certain kinds of creators or publishers: the critical requirements are (1) that the work be valuable in subsidiary uses, (e.g. novels) or (2) that copying be expected at the rate of many copies per pirate, (e.g. disc recordings) and that fixed costs of copying a particular work be low (e.g. offset books).

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