Patent races: pros and cons

We have already developed on this blog the relationship between competition and innovation (see here and here). This relationship goes both ways. On …

To induce innovation, should we praise the prizes?

Innovation is a tricky economic activity: its input (R&D) is very costly, its production process is highly uncertain and …

‘Parody’ becomes a concept of EU law: something to applaud or to fear?

After the September 3, 2014 decision of the Court of Justice of the EU in Deckmyn v. Vandersteen,  the …

A primer on cumulative innovations

(This post aims at digging the concept of cumulative innovation. It is based on Section 19.3 of Belleflamme and …

When solving copyright cases requires to balance fundamental rights

Copyright cases until recently were mainly decided with reference to the rules contained in the statutes (the relevant Copyright …

3 master theses about crowdfunding

Every academic year at the Louvain School of Management, about 500 master theses are defended. Research topics span all …

Media Ecosystems: Economic issues and policy implications

This is the fourth and last post of a series on Media Ecosystems. The first post draws the outline of the …

Media Ecosystems: A definition

This is the third post of a series on Media Ecosystems. The first post draws the outline of the series, while …