"This book explores the economic analysis of intellectual property law, with a special emphasis on the Law and Economics of informational goods in light of the past decade's technological revolution. In recent years there has been massive growth in the Law and Economics literature focusing on...

1. Introduction -- 2. The pros and cons of copyright duration -- 3. Copyright in the digital age -- 4. Theoretical framework -- 5. Empirical research on UK book publishing -- 6. Policy implications of empirical research -- 7. Conclusions.

Setting the scene -- Patents, plant breeders' rights (PBRs), and community rights in international forums -- Community rights and selected national regulatory instruments -- Selected international and regional human rights instruments and their provisions on community rights and intellectual...