During the past few years all the regions of Europe have suffered from the effects of the World Financial Crisis. Most notably in Eastern Europe, countries have adopted different approaches to combat the crisis and the impact has been varying - politically, economically and socially. This book...

This book reassesses central topics in cultural economics: Public finance and public choice theory as the basis for decision-making in cultural and media policy, the role of welfare economics in cultural policy, the economics of creative industries, the application of empirical testing to the...

This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The focus is on the question whether a copyright regime or an open access regime is better suited to the norms and organizational structure in a...

I Part One: How Direct Licensing Increased Competition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Copyright Law and Natural Monopolies -- 3 Traditional Blanket License -- 4 Direct Licensing as an Alternative to the Traditional Blanket License -- 5 Conclusion -- II Part Two: Why Putting Music Content Creators First...

Für die künftige Entwicklung des Musikmarktes ist die Frage entscheidend, wie ein in Europa agierender Musikdienst an die Rechte kommt, die er benötigt, um in Rechtssicherheit agieren zu können. Rainer Rainer analysiert und kommentiert die aktuelle Marktsituation aus der Perspektive aller...