Information Privacy/Information Property

The Economics of Privacy

“…For an analysis of the scope of the Coase theorem in the presence of private information, see Farrell (1987). 10 For related work on property rights over personal information, see Litman (2000), Samuelson (2000), and Schwartz (2004).…”

The Role of User Psychological Contracts in the Sustainability of Social Networks.

“…Applying the psychological contract lens to understanding these parallel streams of research offers a unified predictive framework that encompasses factors that can undermine the sustainability of social networks. While research in legal studies has emphasized the significant overlap in legal protections of privacy and intellectual property (Litman, 2000) and research in interpersonal psychology has pointed out the importance of control over personal information for psychological wellbeing (Meyer, 1989), we offer an integrated view that indicates that both intellectual property and privacy concerns play an important role in shaping social network users' attitudes and behavioral intentions.…”

The Problem of Privacy in Capitalism and the Alternative Social Networking Site Diaspora*

“…;Lessig 2002, 250;Hettinger 1989, 45;Geuss 2001, 103;Sofsky 2007, 95f. ;Solove 2008, 26-28;Moore 2008, 420;Kang 1998;Litman 2000;Westin 1967, 324-325;Varian 1997;Samuelson 2000), but has rarely been analysed critically (exception : Fuchs 2011b).…”

“…Whereas privacy can, though ought not, be seen as an inalienable right, private property reasonably cannot (Andrew 1985, 529;Pateman 2002, 20-21;Litman 2000Litman , 1295Litman -1297. The closer privacy comes to private property, the more privacy is alienable or exchangeable, becoming itself a commodity.…”