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Dornis, Tim W. --- "Non-conventional copyright: an economic perspective" [2018] ELECD 882; in Bonadio, Enrico; Lucchi, Nicola (eds), "Non-Conventional Copyright" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 455

Book Title: Non-Conventional Copyright

Editor(s): Bonadio, Enrico; Lucchi, Nicola

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781786434067

Section: Chapter 22

Section Title: Non-conventional copyright: an economic perspective

Author(s): Dornis, Tim W.

Number of pages: 26

Abstract/Description:

Today’s marketplaces for creative products are anything but homogeneous. Products, actors, structure – virtually any market for products of the human mind (seen in light of potential copyright protection) is unique and in flux. Yet, legal doctrine still offers a largely uniform level of rights protection. Such monolithic invariance is the root of many problems, namely a ubiquitous tendency of over-protection. So far, much of the discussion neglects the reality of modern copyright. What is required, therefore, is a closer look at the specific circumstances of the many real-world scenarios. Indeed, looking at this book’s many examples, where non-conventional subject matter of copyright can be found, provides for a rich and inspiring object of analysis – in particular under an economic lens.