This paper develops measures of both: - The extent of the value gap in Canada's recorded music industry, and - The size of the cross subsidy from Canada's recorded music industry to internet service providers (ISPs) and other actors in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry....

This paper provides a brief review of the law and economics of Copyright Law and Copyright Exceptions, Limitations, and Immunities. Copyright law requires the creator's consent to copy, publish, convey, transfer or profit from their original work. Copyright exceptions are legal limitations on...

This paper reviews an estimate of the economic effect on the New Zealand economy of copyright term extension which was recently released by the New Zealand Government but which was tabled as part of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations on the IP Chapter. The estimate is that the...

This paper reviews the merits of arguments being advanced to justify adoption of US style fair use exceptions to copyright law in countries that currently do not have it. Although I outline the background on global initiatives to introduce copyright exceptions, the focus of the analysis is on...