Death and Resurrection of Copyright between Law and Technology
Information and Communication Technology Law, Vol 23, Issue 2, 2014
32 Pages Posted: 3 Jun 2015
Date Written: March 2, 2014
Abstract
The paper reviews copyright philosophical, economic and social justification confronted by the dematerialization of creative outputs. Digital Rights Management (DRM) is the tool implemented by copyright owners to adjust to the advent of the Digital Era. The claim is that DRM effectively addresses digital threats and market failures. If this is true, what is left of the role of copyright law in the digital environment?
This review suggests an argument for traditional copyright justifications to resist in the digital environment. As a consequence, digital tools as DRM need to be engineered according to these justifications, in order to preserve the balance between law and technology.
Keywords: Copyright, Copyright Justifications, Digital Copyright, Digital Rights Management, Law and Technology
JEL Classification: K33
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