Copyright and Open Access for Academic Works

http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/24095 Müller-Langer, Frank and Watt, Richard (2010): Copyright and Open Access for Academic Works. Published in: Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues , Vol. 1, No. 7 (2010): pp. 45-65. Abstract In a recent paper, Prof. Steven Shavell (see Shavell, 2009) has argued strongly in favor of eliminating copyright from academic works. Based upon solid economic arguments, Shavell analyses the pros and cons of removal of copyright and in its place to have a pur..