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Peer reviewedMcCain, Roger A. – Library Quarterly, 1988
Reviews the economic theory of property rights and explores four applications of the transaction cost theory of property rights and free distribution in the economics of information: (1) copying technology; (2) computer software and copy protection; (3) satellite television and encryption; and (4) public libraries. (56 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Computer Software, Copyrights, Economics
Bielefield, Arlene; Cheeseman, Lawrence – 1997
This book provides librarians, researchers, and teachers with a comprehensive guide to technology and copyright issues, and is written for non-lawyers. Part 1 summarizes the historical and legal background and looks at future trends, including the probable effects of recommendations from the National Information Infrastructure report. Part 2…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Contracts, Copyrights
