IP: analysis of Napster and copyrights

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Russell Nelson <nelson () crynwr com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 09:14:06 -0400 (EDT)
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: Re: IP: Sony chief in broadband warning to US

There's an interesting analysis of Napster and copyrights written by
Russell Roberts, an economist at the Washington University at St. Louis.

http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/Robertsnapster.html

His conclusion is that copyrights are a technological solution that
turns ideas into property.  Using a different technological solution
(e.g. abandoning copyright and relying on DRM) might actually produce
*more* profits for the music industry.

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