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Copyright actually makes books disappear, according to study

Copyright actually makes books disappear, according to study

http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/copyright-extension-kills-books-study-finds/?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Above%20the%20Fold&utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Fold

““A random sample of new books for sale on Amazon.com shows three times more books initially published in the 1850’s are for sale than new books from the 1950’s. Why? This paper presents new data on how copyright seems to make works disappear,” runs the abstract of the study, How Copyright Makes Books and Music Disappear (and How Secondary Liability Rules Help Resurrect Old Songs), by Professor Paul J. Heald (pictured at left), of the University of Illinois College of Law, and visiting professor at the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM) at Britain’s Bournemouth University.

The full text of the paper can be found here.”

Stephen

 

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Posted on: August 12, 2013, 7:09 am Category: Uncategorized

By: Stephen Abram

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