Showing posts with label Property. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Property. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2015

The Law and Economics of Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: The Limits of Analysis




The Law and Economics of Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: The Limits of Analysis by Niva Elkin-Koren and Eli Salzberger


English | 2012 | ISBN: 0415499089 | 304 pages | PDF | 1 MB




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 intellectual property, on both normative and positive levels of analysis. The economic approach to intellectual property is often described as a monolithic, coherent approach that may differ only as it is applied to a particular case. Yet the growing literature of Law and Economics in intellectual property does not speak in one voice. The economic discourse used in legal scholarship and in policy-making encompasses several strands, each reflecting a fundamentally different approach to the economics of informational works, and each grounded in a different ideology or methodological paradigm.




This book delineates the various economic approaches taken and analyzes their tenets. It maps the fundamental concepts and the theoretical foundation of current economic analysis of intellectual property law, in order to fully understand the ramifications of using economic analysis of law in policy making. In so doing, one begins to appreciate the limitations of the current frameworks in confronting the challenges of the information revolution. The book addresses the fundamental adjustments in the methodology and underlying assumptions that must be employed in order for the economic approach to remain a useful analytical framework for addressing IPR in the information age.












Friday, September 25, 2015

The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures? (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)




The Global Political Economy of Intellectual Property Rights: The New Enclosures? (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy) by Christopher May


English | Aug. 9, 2000 | ISBN: 0415229049 | 216 Pages | PDF | 1003.85 KB




It has become a commonplace that there has been an information revolution, transforming both society and the economy. In 1995 the Trade Related Intellectual Property (TRIPs) agreement aimed to harmonise protection for property in knowledge throughout the global system. This book considers the contemporary disputes about the ownership of knowledge resources – as in the cases of genetically modified foods, the music industry or the internet – and the problematic nature of the TRIPs agreement. In this highly topical book, Christopher May reveals that, because of such problems, at present the balance in intellectual property rights between public good and private reward is more often than not weighted towards the latter.










Thursday, September 17, 2015

Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property [Repost]




Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property by Ron Paul


English | Mar. 1, 2008 | ISBN: 1933550244 | 484 Pages | PDF | 10.09 MB




This economic manifesto by Ron Paul (484 pages!) collects his greatest speeches and debates over the last 30 years, and provides documentary evidence that he is not only a master of the topic; he has provided a coherent explanation of nearly everything the government has done wrong in this area since he first entered public office. He also provides a way out, as implied by the subtitle: free market, honest money, and private property. Dr. Paul has consistently battled for all three. Economics is topic about which most politicians are abysmally ignorant. As this books shows, Ron Paul is a master of the topic and the nation"s teacher on a vast range of economic issues. He addresses monetary policy during critical times such as the late 1970s inflation mania, and was a lone voice pointing to the real cause of Federal Reserve monetary policy. Whereas most members of Congress are intimidated by Fed officials, Paul"s confrontations with Greenspan are documented here word for word. In addition, he reveals the social and economic effects of loose credit, and shows the ill-effects of bailouts. He addresses high taxes, regulation, trade restrictions, and bravely denounces sanctions against foreign countries for fueling international tensions. He also explains his view of free trade, for the real thing but against misnamed treaties that embroil international traders in bureaucracy. He covers welfare, bureaucracy, war, and a a host of other economic topics in what is surely the most comprehensive, intelligent, and revealing book on economics ever written by a U.S. political figure — all informed by the Austrian tradition of thought that has so influenced his thinking.