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Copyright And Contract Law: Regulating User Contracts: The State Of The Art And A Research Agenda, Estelle Derclaye, Marcella Favale
Copyright And Contract Law: Regulating User Contracts: The State Of The Art And A Research Agenda, Estelle Derclaye, Marcella Favale
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
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Copyright As Contract, Jeffrey L. Harrison
Copyright As Contract, Jeffrey L. Harrison
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
Copyright is essentially a contract between the author and the public with the government acting as the agent of the public. The consideration received by authors is defined by duration and breadth of exclusivity. The consideration for the public is the creation of a "work" that will be available on a limited basis for the life of the author plus 70 years and then available without limit after that. If there were no transaction costs at all, it would be possible to "pay" authors different amounts of exclusivity. Perhaps a greeting card would get one holiday season of exclusivity, if …