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Arguments for weaker intellectual property protection in network industries

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Joseph Farrell
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Many economists believe that encouraging innovation is more important in general than encouraging efficient diffusion, suggesting that the balance should tilt somewhat towards protection and encouragement of innovation rather than towards encouraging low prices for existing innovations.

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article Free Access Share on Arguments for weaker intellectual property protection in network industries Author: Joseph Farrell Univ. of California, Berkeley Univ. of California, BerkeleyView Profile Authors Info & Claims StandardViewVolume 3Issue 2June 1995pp 46–49https://doi.org/10.1145/208164.208165Published:01 June 1995Publication History 21citation908DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations21Total Downloads908Last 12 Months29Last 6 weeks3 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF

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Economics, Econometrics and FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting