[MCN-L] IP SIG: Economist calculates optimum term of copyright: 14years (from BoingBoing)

"Economist calculates optimum term of copyright: 14 years Rufus Pollock, a PhD candidate in economics at Cambridge University, has just released "Forever Minus a Day? Some Theory and Empirics of Optimal Copyright," a brilliant new paper on the economically optimal term of copyright. He's prese

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Economist calculates optimum term of copyright:14years (from BoingBoing)

Amalyah! I love seeing your name in my in-box--I know it's always bringing something thoughtful like this paper. Thanks. Holly Witchey Director, New Media Initiatives The Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Phone: 216-707-2653 Fax: 216-721-4176 Email: hwitchey at cleve