Copyright and economic incentives: an application to performers' rights in the music industry.

In this article, the writer makes a three-fold contribution to the economic analysis of copyright. First, she distinguishes between the general purpose of copyright law and the administration of the royalty system of payment for the use of copyrighted material, thereby leading to the principal-agen...

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Publicado en:Kyklos Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 369 - 391
Autor principal: Towse, Ruth
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 1999
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