This book investigates the tension between copyright expansion and the economic principle of creative destruction within the modern publishing industry. Jiabo Liu examines the legal frameworks governing intellectual property and evaluates how legislative shifts in copyright duration and scope influence market competition. By analyzing the publishing sector as a case study, the author argues that excessive protectionism may stifle the very innovation that copyright law is intended to incentivize.

Experts in intellectual property law and media economics identify this work as a rigorous examination of the intersection between legal policy and market dynamics. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a specialized resource for scholars and policy analysts interested in the future of creative industries.