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144-148 The Case for Bookaneering: Paul McCartney’s quote is found in David Bennahum, The Beatles: After the Break-up: In Their Own Words (London: Omnibus Press, 1991), p. 19. The tale about the origins of copyright in Britain and its controversial application in the United States is drawn from Hal Varian, “Copying and Copyright,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 19, No. 2, Spring 2005, pp. 121-138; Robert Spoo, “Ezra Pound’s Copyright Statute: Perpetual Rights and the Problem of Heirs,” UCLA Law Review, Vol. 56, 2009; Charles C. Mann, “The Heavenly Jukebox,” Atlantic Monthly, September 2000; Ezra Pound, “Copyright and Tariff,” New Age, Vol. 23, October 13, 1918, p. 363. Paulo Coelho’s fondness for sharing his books online is discussed in Torrent Freak, “Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit,” May 12, 2008 (torrentfreak.com/best-selling-author-turns-piracy-into-profit-080512/, accessed 07/18/2010). Analysis of the impact of file sharing on the market for music draws from Rafael Rob and Joel Waldfogel, “Piracy on the High C’s: Music Downloading, Sales Displacement, and Social Welfare in a Sample of College Students,” Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 49, No. 1, April 2006, pp. 29-62; Alejandro Zentner, “Measuring the Effect of File Sharing on Music Purchases,” Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 49, No. 1, April 2006; Martin Peitz and Patrick Waelbroeck, “The Effect of Internet Piracy on Music Sales: Cross-Section Evidence,” Review of Economic Research on Copyright Issues, 2004, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2004, pp. 71-79; Sudip Bhattacharjee, Ram Gopal, Kaveepan Lertwachara, James Marsden, and Rahul Telang, “The Effect of Digital Sharing Technologies on Music Markets,” Management Science, Vol. 53, No. 9, September 2007, pp. 1359-1374. The analysis of the impact of music downloads on bands that haven’t yet made the A-list is drawn from Alan Krueger, “The Economics of Real Superstars: The Market for Rock Concerts in the Material World,” Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 23, January 2005, pp. 1-30; Marie Connolly and Alan Krueger, “Rockonomics: The Economics of Popular Music,” NBER Working Paper, April 2005; “The State of Online Music: Ten Years After Napster,” Pew