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Is Europe Falling Behind In Data Mining? Copyright's Impact On Data Mining In Academic Research, Christian Handke, Lucie Guibault, Joan-Josep Vallbé
Is Europe Falling Behind In Data Mining? Copyright's Impact On Data Mining In Academic Research, Christian Handke, Lucie Guibault, Joan-Josep Vallbé
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This empirical paper discusses how copyright affects data mining (DM) by academic researchers. Based on bibliometric data, we show that where DM for academic research requires the express consent of rights holders: (1) DM makes up a significantly lower share of total research output; and (2) stronger rule-of-law is associated with less DM research. To our knowledge, this is the first time that an empirical study bears out a significant negative association between copyright protection and innovation.
The Multiplicity Of Copyright Laws On The Internet, Marketa Trimble
The Multiplicity Of Copyright Laws On The Internet, Marketa Trimble
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From the early days of the Internet, commentators have warned that it would be impossible for those who act on the Internet (“Internet actors”) to comply with the copyright laws of all Internet-connected countries if the national copyright laws of all those countries were to apply simultaneously to Internet activity. A multiplicity of applicable copyright laws seems plausible at least when the Internet activity is ubiquitous — i.e., unrestricted by geoblocking or by other means — given the territoriality principle that governs international copyright law and the choice-of-law rules that countries typically use for copyright infringements.
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