Collective enforcement of copyright law is an increasingly important element in copyright-based industries. This … article suggests that collective enforcement creates two forces: increased compliance with copyright laws; and a tendency for … copyright collecting societies to act as monopolists. The interaction of these forces is discussed and the price and output …

This article considers how copyright serves concepts of culture and development. It suggests that copyright's role in … is the commodification of the copyright interest. The article argues that this commodification has been used by corporate …

preventing other countries from adopting appropriate patent and copyright standards for their levels of development. Developed …

compulsory licensing and full copyright protection for free-to-air television signals and examines mandatory signal carriage …

monopolisation of knowledge). A tentative conclusion is drawn that such a policy may well involve weakening present copyright and … patent rights, and treating copyright and patents as if they were more analogous to trademarks. Alternatives might be to …