Title :
Incentives to Innovate: Improve the Past or Break with It?
Author_Institution :
Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Does more expansive copyright law increase creativity by discouraging adaptations of existing work? The author discusses examples from cooking, boatbuilding, and the theater.
Keywords :
copy protection; digital rights management; boatbuilding; cooking; copyright protections; digital rights management; theater; Books; Copyright protection; Law; Legal factors; Motion pictures; Permission; Privacy; Publishing; Security; Springs; copyright; creativity; information economics;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2009.125
