The Scopus-listed academic journal RERCI is planning to publish a special issue on the topic of Copyright Economics and AI Generated Content. Submissions of articles to be considered for that special issue are hereby invited. The general guidelines for submissions are: Deadline for submission is October 31, 2026. All types of economic research on the interface between copyright and generative AI are welcome. We especially invite: Advances, applications, and/or critical reviews of relevant formal economic modelling. Econometric research. Technically sophisticated literature reviews or case studies. Within the context of the diffusion of generative AI, possible themes include the following: Novel suggestions for changes in relevant copyright law and policy. Novel suggestions for responses by rightsholders. Careful analysis and/or evaluation of...

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On September 9th, 2021, Richard Watt (General Secretary, SERCI) interviewed Will Page on the topic of his book ‘Tarzan Economics’. Will Page is the author of ‘Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles in Pivoting through Disruption’, published by Simon & Schuster in the UKand Little Brown and Company in the US. He was formerly Chief Economist of Spotify and PRS for Music, where he pioneered Rockonomics. At PRS he published work on Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ and saving BBC 6Music. At Spotify he helped redefine catalogue, uncovered the anatomy of a hit and articulated the global value of music copyright. A passionate communicator, Will’s work is regularly featured in Billboard, The Economist and the Financial Times, His most recent publication on Twitch’s Rockonomics examines how live streaming will coexist with live music. He is a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and...

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The journal articles published in RERCI 17(1) and 17(2) of 2020 are now available on the website. You can find them here.

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Welcome to the new SERCI website! Take a few minutes to look around and familiarise yourself with the new look. No files, documents or articles should have been removed in the transition from the old website to this one. If you’re struggling to find something feel free to email webmaster@serci.org and we’ll help you from there. We’ve also made a SERCI twitter account so please follow us if you want to stay up to date. So what’s actually changed on the website? Most of the site has stayed the same apart from aesthetic improvements. The big changes are: the new “news” section which will direct you to informative acticles about RERCI and copyright, new sort capabilities for RERCI articles, and...

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