Antitrust and Copyright Collectives – an Economic Analysis

Zablocka, Adrianna (2008): Antitrust and Copyright Collectives – an Economic Analysis. Published in: Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies , Vol. Volume, No. 1 (2008): pp. 151-165.

Abstract

The activity of the copyright collecting societies had been scrutinized by many antitrust authorities. The paper presents the decision taken by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), which deals with abusing practices of Polish copyright collective society – ZAiKS. The paper concentrates on the economic aspects of the decision from the President of UOKiK.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: collecting societies, copyright, antitrust, transaction costs, welfare
• Subjects: K - Law and Economics > K2 - Regulation and Business Law > K21 - Antitrust Law

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