Copyright Versus Open Access
On the Organisation and International Political Economy of Access to Scientific Knowledge
Published on 24. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 191 pages
978-3-319-36575-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book addresses the recent debate about copyright law and its impact on the distribution of scientific knowledge from an economic perspective. The focus is on the question whether a copyright regime or an open access regime is better suited to the norms and organizational structure in a purely global science community. The book undertakes a thorough economic analysis of the academic journal market and showcases consequences of a regime change. It also takes account of the Digital Divide debate, reflecting issues in developing countries. Finally, a comprehensive analysis of legal action in the light of international Intellectual Property (IP) agreements offers prospects on the future of academic publishing.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
39 s/w Abbildungen
XVI, 191 p. 39 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
324 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-36575-6 (9783319365756)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-12739-2
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Marc Scheufen
Copyright Versus Open Access
On the Organisation and International Political Economy of Access to Scientific Knowledge
Book
01/2015
Springer
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Person
Dr. Marc Scheufen ist Senior Economist im Themencluster Digitalisierung und Klimawandel am Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft und lehrt u.a. Statistik und Data Analytics an der Rheinischen Hochschule, Köln. Kontakt: scheufen@iwkoeln.de
Dr. Armin Mertens ist Leiter des Kooperationsclusters Big Data Analytics am Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft, Köln. Kontakt: armin.mertens@iwkoeln.de
Content
Introduction.- Some Fundamental Economics.- Academic Journal Publishing and the Open Access Movement.- On the Access Principle in Science: A Law & Economics Analysis.- The Future of Academic Publishing.- Conclusions and Further Research.- Appendix.