Journal article
Information as Property and as a Public Good: Perspectives from the Economic Theory of Property Rights
The Library quarterly (Chicago), v 58(3), pp 265-282
01 Jul 1988
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Abstract
Some issues relating to property in information are reviewed in the light of recent work on the economic theory of property rights. According to this theory, costs of transaction are central to the evaluation of property rights and related public policy. Accordingly, special circumstances relative to transaction costs are considered in the cases of public libraries, photocopying, computer software, and satellite television feeds.
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- Title
- Information as Property and as a Public Good: Perspectives from the Economic Theory of Property Rights
- Creators
- Roger A. McCain
- Publication Details
- The Library quarterly (Chicago), v 58(3), pp 265-282
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1988P426800004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0005926188
- Other Identifier
- 991021807108904721
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- Information Science & Library Science