tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951780397628669737.post4025277525928760510..comments2018-07-29T12:24:22.956-07:00Comments on Economics and Other Animals: Music as a Public GoodOtt Toomethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814819995886925708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951780397628669737.post-55115130363886483112012-02-20T23:33:44.988-08:002012-02-20T23:33:44.988-08:00Hi,
agree. This is a little similar to welfare e...Hi,<br /><br />agree. This is a little similar to welfare effects. Welfare may increase, and if music is input to a next-level production (as utility ;-), that may increase too.Ott Toomethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814819995886925708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951780397628669737.post-65158010330816973112012-02-20T16:27:00.907-08:002012-02-20T16:27:00.907-08:00It is actually not entirely certain that the choic...It is actually not entirely certain that the choice would be poorer. Yes, it probably will, but consider the case where existing music/film/whatever can be input for subsequent ones. <br /><br />We do not see this in a wide scale, I know, but if development models using these inputs emerge, weaker protection of IP would actually increase the variety (through making the inputs cheaper or available at all).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246700035509220130noreply@blogger.com