Copyright Versus Open Access On the Organisation and International Political Economy of Access to Scientific Knowledge /

• Main Author: Scheufen, Marc (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: International Law and Economics
• Subjects: Globalization.; Markets.; International law.; Intellectual property > Law and legislation.; Industrial organization.; Law and economics.; Economics.; Law and Economics.; International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.; Industrial Organization.

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 purely g...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Some Fundamental Economics
• Academic Journal Publishing and the Open Access Movement
• On the Access Principle in Science: A Law & Economics Analysis
• The Future of Academic Publishing
• Conclusions and Further Research
• Appendix.