Creativity, Incentive and Reward

An Economic Analysis of Copyright and Culture in the Information Age

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Creativity is crucial to the Information Age economy. It is the basis of production in the cultural industries. In this excellent book, Ruth Towse provides an analysis of the interaction between creativity, the law, and markets for cultural goods and services.Copyright law establishes property rights that create economic incentives to cultural production and Ruth Towse uses her analysis to draw conclusions about policy on copyright. This unique study is of interest to a range of disciplines in economics, law, cultural studies and management.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-10-26
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781840642544

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Immaterialrätt inom Juridik
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ruth Towse, Professor of Economics of Creative Industries, CIPPM, Bournemouth University and CREATe Fellow in Cultural Economics, University of Glasgow, UK

Recensioner i media

'The different cultural policies of the UK and the Netherlands provide a wonderful backdrop for conclusions for cultural policy.'

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: Preface Part I: Cultural Economics, Copyright and Cultural Industries 1. Creativity, Incentives and Rewards: Cultural Economics and Copyright Law 2. The Cultural Industries, Copyright and Cultural Economics Part II: Rewards to Artists 3. Economics of Artists’ Labour Markets 4. The Earnings of Singers: An Economic Analysis Part III: Copyright Incentives and Rewards 5. The Value of Performers’ Rights: An Economic Analysis (written with Millie Taylor) 6. Copyright and Economic Incentives: An Application to Performers’ Rights in the Music Industry Part IV: Copyright and Cultural Policy for the Information Age 7. Copyright, Risk and the Artist: An Economic Approach to Policy for Artists 8. Incentives and Access to Information: Economic Aspects of Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright in the Digital World 9. Conclusions and Implications for Cultural Policy Epilogue References Index