For a summary of the economic reasons for copyright, see W.M. Landes and R.A. Posner, “An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law,” Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 18, June 1989, p. 325; S.G. Breyer, “The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Books, Photocopies, and Computer Programs,” Harvard Law Review, Vol. 84, December 1970, p. 281; G.A. Akerlof et al., The Copyright Term Extension Act of 1988: An Economic Analysis, AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Brief 02-1, May 2002.
Pour un résumé des raisons économiques du droit d’auteur, voir W.M. Landes et R.A. Posner, « An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law », Journal of Legal Studies, vol. 18, juin 1989, p. 325; S.G. Breyer, « The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Books, Photocopies, and Computer Programs », Harvard Law Review, vol. 84, décembre 1970, p. 281; G.A. Akerlof et al., The Copyright Term Extension Act of 1988: An Economic Analysis, AEI Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Brief 02-1, mai 2002.