This paper presents experimental evidence on the impact of opposite copyright lobbies' narratives on scholars' views toward the publishing system. We conduct the empirical analysis by running a large-scale information provision experiment on a representative population of European scholars....

We use the 1910 Copyright Code of the Great Qing Dynasty (the Qing Copyright Code) as a lens to understand China’s initial encounter with international intellectual property norms, examine the dynamic political economy in which the law was enacted, and provide an overview of the structure and...

It has long been disputed in Europe under which conditions collective agreements on the re-muneration of copyright holders are compatible with the ban on anti-competitive agreements in Article 101 TFEU. Privileging certain copyright licensing agreements, the European Commis-sion’s 2022...

The question of artificial intelligence and copyright is starting to gain considerable momentum in the last few years. One area of study has been the authorship of computer-generated works, but perhaps a more interesting question, is that of infringement. AI needs to be taught how to paint,...

This article first examines the many factors that the licensor takes into account when deciding how stringent of a licence to issue. It draws attention to the wide range of motives that could influence licence decision-making. The article goes on to say that when works have a strong appeal to...

Freedom of the press is facing growing restrictions from technology policies that censor the media under the guise of protecting privacy. US and European copyright and privacy laws transcend borders and affect how news media can operate globally. Fundamental journalistic practices such as the...

A central objective of European open data policy is ensuring that the potential value of data, including data made available via open data portals, can be optimally realised. Reducing or eliminating any constraints that impede open use of such data is a critical step in achieving this objective:...