Assessing the Economic Impact of Copyright Law: Evidence of the Effect of Free Music Downloads on the Purchase of Music CDs

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Robert Barker
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Music Downloads

Copyright and the Digital Economy Act

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Anna Karwowska
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
File Sharing ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The Way

Copyright law has undergone significant expansion in order to tackle some of the problems posed by the ease of infringement on the Internet, as can be seen in the Digital Economy Act introduced in the United Kingdom. There must, however, be fundamental changes to the way we think about and enforce artists and authors’ rights if copyright is to make sense and be effective in the developing digital environment. This article gives a comparative view on the issue, taking account of the economic impact of online file-sharing and its cultural implications.

Understanding Copyright Law

ASHA Leader ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 6-19
Author(s):  
Jennifer Horner
Keyword(s):  
Copyright Law
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