The Value of Copyrights in Recorded Music: Terrestrial Radio and Beyond

• Published in: Commentary - C.D. Howe Institute no. 419; p. 0_1
• Main Author: Boyer, Marcel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: C.D. Howe Institute 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Audiences; Charitable foundations; Compensation; Competition; Composers; Copyright; Digitization; Intellectual property; Internet; Music; Musical recordings; Piracy; Public policy; Royalties; Webcasting; Canada
• ISSN: 0824-8001

3 This Commentary builds on testimonies I provided over the years as an expert witness before the Copyright Board of Canada and the supporting reports that I co-authored: "The Value of Performers'Performances and Sound Recordings to Commercial Radio Stations" (with Paul Audley and Stephen Stohn) for the 2004 Commercial Radio hearings and "The Value of the Use of the CSI Repertoire by Online Music Services" (with Joël Blit and Paul Audley) for the 2013 Online Music Services hearings. See also Paul Audley and Marcel Boyer, "The 'Competitive'Value of Music to Commercial Radio Stations," Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues 4(2), 2007,29-50; Marcel Boyer "The Canadian Copyright Board: Economic Concepts and Principles in Decisions and Arguments," pp. 61-99 in Ysolde Gendreau (ed.), Copyright Board of Canada: Bridging Law and Economics for 20 years, Carswell, 2011; Marcel Boyer, "The Economics of Fair Use/Dealing: Copyright Protection in a Fair and Efficient Way," Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues 9(1), 2012,3-46; and Marcel Boyer, Michael Trebilcock, and David Vaver (eds.), Competition Policy and Intellectual Property. Irwin Law, April 2009,494 pages.