Economics of Information and the Internet

  1. Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
    1. Economic Rationale for Intellectual Property
      1. Innovation Incentives
        1. R&D Investment Motivation
          1. Knowledge Spillovers
            1. Market Failures in Innovation
            2. IP Rights Framework
              1. Patents
                1. Patent Scope and Duration
                  1. Patent Quality Issues
                    1. Patent Thickets
                      1. Patent Litigation
                      2. Copyrights
                        1. Fair Use Doctrine
                          1. Digital Rights Management
                          2. Trademarks
                            1. Brand Protection
                              1. Consumer Confusion Prevention
                                1. Trademark Dilution
                              2. IP and Competition
                                1. Innovation vs. Competition Trade-off
                                  1. IP Licensing
                                    1. Standard Essential Patents
                                  2. Digital Challenges to IP
                                    1. Piracy and Infringement
                                      1. File Sharing Networks
                                        1. Streaming Piracy
                                          1. Software Piracy
                                            1. Global Enforcement Challenges
                                            2. Digital Rights Management
                                              1. DRM Technologies
                                                1. Economic Costs and Benefits
                                                  1. User Experience Impact
                                                    1. Market Acceptance
                                                    2. Platform Liability
                                                      1. Safe Harbor Provisions
                                                        1. Notice and Takedown
                                                          1. Content ID Systems
                                                        2. Alternative IP Models
                                                          1. Open Source Software
                                                            1. Open Source Economics
                                                              1. Business Models
                                                                1. Service-Based Models
                                                                  1. Dual Licensing
                                                                    1. Platform Models
                                                                    2. Innovation Incentives
                                                                    3. Creative Commons
                                                                      1. License Types
                                                                        1. Content Sharing Impact
                                                                          1. Creator Economics
                                                                          2. Collaborative Innovation
                                                                            1. Crowdsourcing
                                                                              1. Innovation Contests
                                                                                1. User-Generated Content

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                                                                            8. Policy and Regulation of the Internet