This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The focus is on the question whether a copyright regime or an open access regime is better suited to the norms and organizational structure in a...

The present approach and its problems.-The case for a cross-border-only regulation.-Scope defining “cross-border”.-An EU consumer transactions regulation.- substantive issues -- private international law issues -- The debate about an “optional instrument” and the EUCTR

Grundlegendes/Foundations -- Law and Economics in the 21st Century -- Zur Konsequentialistischen Interpretationsmethode -- Law and Economics and the Independence of the Judiciary -- The Prince and The Law -- The Appeal of Legal Empiricism -- Eigentum/Property -- Anreize aum Verschenken — Open...

An Optional European Contract Code in the Institutional Competition between European Contract Laws -- Assessment of the Desirability of an Optional European Contract Law -- Evaluation of the European Commission's Impact Assessment Accompanying the Proposal for a Regulation on a CESL.

Few would doubt the potential of information technology to connect individuals, firms and organisations. Whether this will actually lead to the integration of markets and societies is a different issue. The articles collected in this book shed light on crucial considerations for the success of...

This book reassesses central topics in cultural economics: Public finance and public choice theory as the basis for decision-making in cultural and media policy, the role of welfare economics in cultural policy, the economics of creative industries, the application of empirical testing to the...

Für die künftige Entwicklung des Musikmarktes ist die Frage entscheidend, wie ein in Europa agierender Musikdienst an die Rechte kommt, die er benötigt, um in Rechtssicherheit agieren zu können. Rainer Rainer analysiert und kommentiert die aktuelle Marktsituation aus der Perspektive aller...

Economics of Music Copyright -- Economics of Music Copyright: Income, Media, and Performances -- Economic Analysis of Music Copyright:Music Users -- Economic Analysis of Music Copyright: Music Publishers -- Economic Analysis of Music Copyright: Songwriters and Composers -- Econometric Analysis...