In case of digital goods such like music, intellectual property rights are typically not exerted by the creators (artists) but by intermediaries. Their profits, and therefore also the income of the artists, are endangered by copyright infringements (piracy). It is well known from static welfare...

A core underlying principle of copyright law is that it stimulates creative production and contributes to a vibrant intellectual environment. This has been achieved through acting as an incentive for authors, balanced against the interests of users, often via collecting societies, which are...

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...

Corporate officer liability doctrines under both the Patent Act and the Copyright Act diverge markedly from traditional corporate, agency, and tort law doctrines. This manuscript explores why the case law in federal patent and copyright cases differs so markedly not only from traditional legal...

The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), an image format that allows for very short, downgraded video clips, has gained massive presence on the internet in the recent years due to the increasing availability of bandwidth and server space that allows even small websites to make a large impact by...

Interpretation of copyright limitations and exceptions is restrictive under EU law system. Likewise is in Spain. Nevertheless, several Member States decisions concerning online infringements have been ruled sheltering the use of a copyrighted work - without owner's authorization - by limitations...

Accounts of the ‘copyright industries' suggest that strong intellectual property rights help creative firms. However, mounting evidence from sectors such as video game production and 3D printing indicate that business models based on open IP can also be profitable. This study investigates the...