The rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web is transforming the way information is accessed and used. New models for distributing, sharing, linking, and marketing information are appearing. This volume examines emerging economic and business models for global publishing and information access, as well as the attendant transformation of international information markets, institutions, and businesses. Questions addressed include: How will different technological factors and market environments affect pricing? What will be the relationships among classic production costs, transaction costs, and the economic value of intellectual property? How will different pricing practices for telecommunications and Internet services affect the pricing of information? What will be the effects of bundling or unbundling information services? How will changing cost structures and other factors affect the allocation of rights among authors, publishers, and other intermediaries? How will markets for complementary products and services, including advertising, affect the pricing and use of information? What are the policy implications of different pricing models?
A Publication of the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project.
