The Economic Rationale of Intellectual Property Rights

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Chapter 2 in Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Software Technologies, 2008, pp 5-30 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This book examines the effects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), namely patents and copyrights, on innovation and technical change in information technologies. It provides new insights on the links between markets, technologies and legislation by applying a variety of empirical and analytical methods. The book also explores the success of the Open Source movement to establish an alternative regime for IPRs by illuminating the rationale behind it and illustrating how Open Source can strategically be used by firms.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology; Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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