Richard Watt, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Economics of Copyright Piracy 3. The Royalty Contract 4. Unresolved Issues in Copyright Law 5. An Equilibrium Analysis of Copyright Law 6. Copyright Collectives 7. Shake Hands and Make Up Index

'Copyright and Economic Theory is by far the best single source of information on this subject. Containing much original work, the book is a successful synthesis of current scholarship on the economic impacts of such important topical factors as piracy, performing rights societies, optimal royalties and the very purpose of copyright itself. Anyone interested in understanding the current controversies surrounding Napster and the role of copyright in the internet age could not do better than to read this book.'

Richard Watt, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Economics of Copyright Piracy 3. The Royalty Contract 4. Unresolved Issues in Copyright Law 5. An Equilibrium Analysis of Copyright Law 6. Copyright Collectives 7. Shake Hands and Make Up Index

'Copyright and Economic Theory is by far the best single source of information on this subject. Containing much original work, the book is a successful synthesis of current scholarship on the economic impacts of such important topical factors as piracy, performing rights societies, optimal royalties and the very purpose of copyright itself. Anyone interested in understanding the current controversies surrounding Napster and the role of copyright in the internet age could not do better than to read this book.'

Richard Watt, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Economics of Copyright Piracy 3. The Royalty Contract 4. Unresolved Issues in Copyright Law 5. An Equilibrium Analysis of Copyright Law 6. Copyright Collectives 7. Shake Hands and Make Up Index

'Copyright and Economic Theory is by far the best single source of information on this subject. Containing much original work, the book is a successful synthesis of current scholarship on the economic impacts of such important topical factors as piracy, performing rights societies, optimal royalties and the very purpose of copyright itself. Anyone interested in understanding the current controversies surrounding Napster and the role of copyright in the internet age could not do better than to read this book.'