Protection of Publishers' Rights in e-Books -An Economic Analysis of Neighboring Rights-

Reiko Aoki and Yasuhiro Arai

Economic Review, 2014, vol. 65, issue 3, 207-220

Abstract: We analyze neighboring rights which are under consideration as a change in copyright law to promote electronic publishing. If publishers are allocated neighboring rights similar to copyright protection, they will be able to reach publishing agreements with electronic book providers, just as the authors are able to license. We compare performance of several business models that would be possible under such a legal regime. We show that such a legal change can improve social welfare but this would come at a cost of less profit for both authors and publishers. We then show that if current copyright protection is expanded to include electronic publishing, it is better to have the authors retain the right for electronic book publishing than having the publishers engage in both paper and electronic publishing.

JEL-codes: D42 K39 L86 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.15057/27360

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