Copyright

Critical Concepts in Intellectual Property Law series

Edited by Christopher S. Yoo, Professor of Law, Communication and Computer and Information Science and Founding Director, Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition, University of Pennsylvania, US

This path-breaking two-volume collection brings together seminal contributions by leading scholars to the vibrant literature on copyright that has emerged over the past few decades. Volume one consists of articles analyzing copyright from the perspective of history, philosophy and democratic theory. Volume two focuses on the economics of copyright, including monopoly theory, public goods theory, price discrimination, transaction cost economics and political economy.

‘. . . this book is a wonderful reference tool for anyone who is interested in obtaining a broad overview of copyright law and how it interacts with economics.’
– Alicia Brillon, American Reference Books Annual 2012

“克里斯托弗柳has pulled together much of the best academic work detailing the history of copyright, as well as the instrumentalist and deontic theories that have been offered to justify modern copyright law. This is a valuable contribution to the copyright literature.’
– Christopher Sprigman, University of Virginia, US