Quels droits de propriété sur les ressources numériques ?

Dans son célèbre article sur la Tragédie des Communs, G. Hardin[1] mettait en évidence que les biens communs nécessitent une gouvernance spécifique, …

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 …

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 …

Crowdfunding: giving rewards or sharing profits?

As already explained on this blog, crowdfunding has recently emerged as a novel way of financing new ventures. The basic …

No need to ask for authorization before hyperlinking, but…what did the EU Court of Justice mean in Svensson?

In a previous post (see here), I had asked to anticipate the response of the Court of Justice of …

Is R&D cooperation a steppingstone to collusion?

In 2010, the European Commission has revised its rules for the assessment of co-operation agreements between competitors. Some of …

La carte et le territoire: une copie n’est jamais l’original

L’ancien président de la Réserve fédérale américaine, Alain Greenspan, vient de publier chez Penguin: The Map and the Territory, …

Do you believe in sharing or in owning? Do you rely on commons or on private property?

An article in the Financial Times (Tim Harford, ‘Do you believe in sharing?’, F.T., August 31/Sept. 1 2013) reminds …

Les bases de brevets comme ressource stratégique : vers un système à deux vitesses ?

L’obligation de publier chaque demande de brevet dans un délai de 18 mois est un pilier fondamental du système …

Network effects

Network effects are ubiquitous in the digital economy. They refer to the idea that, for many reasons, users prefer …