2000/10/01 by AN Kleit · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Digital Platforms and Economics #Merger and Competition Analysis #Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing #Blanket #Competition (biology) #Economics #Industrial organization #Microeconomics #Marketing #Business #Political science #Law
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1465-7295.2000.tb00037.x
openalex publication_date 2000/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/27
Building has been a long‐standing issue in industrial organization. In recent years, bundling has gained renewed controversy as it has been employed by computer software manufacturers. This article examines BMI v. CBS (1979), which dealt with bundling by performance rights organizations (PROs). A model of competition between PROs using blanket licenses is presented. The usage of blanket licenses is shown to generate both higher profits for PROs and higher costs for the users of musical compositions when there are a small number of competing PROs. In addition, the model explains why blanket licenses are observed in unregulated PRO markets.