Copyright a contrario
Olivier Charbonneau
Associate Librarian, Concordia University
Doctoral candidate in law, U. Montréal
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Boyer, Marcel,
The Economics Fair
Use/Dealing:
Copyright
Protection in a Fair
and Efficient Way
(July 5, 2012). Review of
Economic Research on
Copyright Issues, 2012,
9(1), 3-46. Available at
SSRN:
http://ssrn.com/abstract=21
01080
Outline
(1)Zero price in efficient markets
of information goods
(2)Will fair use/dealings really
destroy copyright markets?
(3)Emerging models in
librarianship
(4)Towards "bibliotheconomics"
(1) Zero price & markets
Efficient markets
First best optimal
• Price = marginal cost • Government
intervention
• Digital works
Second best optimal
– Non-excludable
– Non-Rival
• Property rights
• Marginal cost = 0
Third best optimal
• Transaction costs
Source: Boyer 2012
(1) Zero price & markets
Efficient markets
First best optimal
• Price = marginal cost • Government
intervention
• Digital works
Second best optimal
– Non-excludable
– Non-Rival
• Property rights
• Marginal cost = 0
Third best optimal
• Transaction costs
Source: Boyer 2012
Preserve market-like
institutions that reduce
transacton costs
Fair use/dealings may destroy
these
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Certains droits réservés
(2) Will fair use/dealing
destroy?
Some elements to consider
2.1
Reprography or publishing
vs.
« Making available »
2.1
Reprography or publishing
vs.
« Making available »
Paradigm shift
Fair use/dealing is not
the only other option
2.2
Do all copyright markets work
in the same way?
2.2
Do all copyright markets work in the same
way?
Consider the case of
academic research…
… a moment of Zen …
(3) Emerging models in
librarianship
3.1
Digital licensing
(document + access/use right)
Similar to collective licenses
(consortia)
Cost of fair use/dealings
3.2
Open access
First best optimal!
Governments allocate directly to
creators
(4) Toward
« bibliotheconomics »
Science qui définit les règles
d’organisation et de gestion des
bibliothèques (Petit Robert)
4.1
Licensing vs. Fair use/dealings
Market failures; Rent seeking;
deadweight loss; negative
externalities; social wealth…
4.1
Licensing vs. Fair use/dealings
Libraries!
Market failures; Rent seeking;
deadweight loss; negative
externalities; social wealth…
4.2
Radical thoughts on fair
use/dealings
1. Investment in (orphan) works
2. Signal preferences
3. Optimize pricing/markets
Innovation !
4.2
Radical thoughts on fair
use/dealings
1. Investment in (orphan) works
2. Signal preferences
3. Optimize pricing/markets
Merci !
Olivier Charbonneau
Bibliothécaire, Université Concordia
LLD (Candidat), Univeristé de Montréal
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