Assessing the Economic Impact of Copyright Reform on Authors, Makers, Photographers and Publishers in Canada in Reference to Two New Copyright-Related Treaties: WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)

A REPORT FOR INDUSTRY CANADA

(April 30, 2003; revised June 6, 2003)

by

MARCEL BOYER, Ph.D.
CIRANO and Université de Montréal
marcel.boyer@cirano.qc.ca

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• The Socio-Economic Importance of the Industry
• Objectives and Measures Considered
• The Key Stakeholders
• Critical Literature
• The Economic Analysis: Methodology, Data (Numbers and Processes)
• The Specific Economic Analysis of the Different Measures on the Different Stakeholder
• Other Requirements for Efficient Copyright Markets
• Other Considerations
• Results
• Summary and Conclusions
• References
• Appendix : Contacts with Stakeholders (answers as of Feb. 3, 2003)