Empirical research suggests strongly that copyright law—or at least excessive term length—has a negative effect on the public availability of works. Books, for example, become more available when they fall into the public domain. Also, follow-on works, such as audiobooks, are created at a higher rate after the underlying work falls into the public domain. In addition, for the most popular works, copyright is associated with significantly higher prices, which affects accessibility. Empirical evidence of other copyright-related market constraints is presented.
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Handbook
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Show ItemsFront Matter
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Show ItemsPart I: Intellectual Property As Property
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Show ItemsPart II: IP and Incentives
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Show ItemsPart III: IP Costs
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Show ItemsPart IV: IP and Institutions
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Show ItemsPart V: IP, Development, and International Trade
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Show ItemsPart I: Empirical Methods
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Show ItemsPart II: Empirical Studies Relating To Patents
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Show ItemsPart III: Patent Law Doctrines
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Show ItemsPart IV: Technology-Specific Studies
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Part V: Empirical Studies Relating to Copyright
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Show ItemsPart VI: Empirical Studies of Trademark Law
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Show ItemsPart VII: Empirical Methods In Trade Secret Research
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Show ItemsPart VIII: Knowledge Commons
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