Abstract

El presente artículo analiza el impacto de la extensión de los derechos de autor en la disponibilidad de nuevos libros impresos de premios Nobel de Literatura. Basado en investigaciones como las de Paul J. Heald, que sugieren que la extensión reduce la disponibilidad al hacer que las editoriales dejen de imprimir obras no vendidas, el estudio emplea dos bases de datos de Amazon.com (2015 y 2023). Los resultados muestran que, en promedio, los libros con derechos de autor tienen menos ediciones impresas que los del dominio público, cuestionando la idea de que extender los derechos mejora la distribución.

Alternate abstract:

The present article examines the impact of copyright term extension on the availability of new printed books written by Nobel Prize laureates in Literature. Building on research like Paul J. Heald’s, which suggest that extended copyrights can reduce book availability as publishers stop printing unsold works, the study uses two datasets from Amazon.com (2015 and 2023). The results show that, on average, copyrighted books have fewer printed editions compared to those in the public domain. This contradicts the assumption that copyright extension leads to increased distribution of copyrighted material and challenges the notion of the tragedy of the public domain.

Details

Title
Books off the Shelf & the Problem of Copyright Term Extension: Empirical Analysis of Books Written by Literature Nobel Prize Authors
Author
Wang, Runhua; Carlos Andrés Delvasto Perdomo
Pages
225-255
Section
Derecho de Autor
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
Universidad Externado de Colombia
ISSN
01234366
e-ISSN
23462442
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish; Castilian
ProQuest document ID
3147476203
Copyright
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