Economics and copyright reform: aspects of the EC directive

  • Authors:

  • Ruth Towse

  • Affiliations:

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, Rotterdam 3000 DR, Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • Telematics and Informatics - Special issue: Copyright: rights-holders, users and innovators
  • Year:
  • 2005

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

Economists are frequently involved in quantitative research (ex ante and ex post) on policy changes and it should be possible to apply this competence to copyright reform. However, aspects of the EU Directive, such as technological protection measures and digital rights management, present severe challenges to empirical economic evaluation.