Derechos De Autor. Enfoque Económico, Evolución Y Perspectivas (Copyright. Economic Approach, Historical Evolution and Current Perspectives)

Abstract

Spanish Abstract: El origen de los derechos de autor se remonta al siglo XVIII, pero su análisis económico es más reciente. El trabajo de Plant de 1934 dio inicio a una rama de estudio especializada. El artículo traza un esbozo histórico de esta especialidad considerando las controversias y enfoques que delimitan su ámbito, así como el principal desafío que hoy enfrentan tales derechos, la copia no autorizada.

English Abstract: Even though copyright is an institution which dates back to the 18th century, the economic analysis of copyright is relatively new; paradoxically it was not until 1934 with Plant’s work when copyright economics started to emerge as a specialized field. This paper aims to draw an historical outline of copyright economics as a new area of economic analysis, focusing on its dilemmas and approaches, as well as on the main challenge for this institution in the digital era, unauthorized copy.

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Keywords: derechos de autor, economía de los derechos de autor, economía de la copia, propiedad intelectual, copyright, economics of copyright, economics of copying, intellectual property

JEL Classification: B30, Z11