Early warning of risks of copyright infringement in digital library based on extension theory
| Published date | 04 April 2016 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-04-2014-0064 |
| Date | 04 April 2016 |
| Pages | 250-264 |
| Author | Chan Li,Wen-De Zhang,Yi-Xin Lan |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Information & communications technology,Internet |
Early warning of risks of
copyright infringement in digital
library based on extension
theory
Chan Li
College of Public Administration, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry
University, Fuzhou, China
Wen-De Zhang
Institute of Information Management, Fuzhou University,
Fuzhou, China, and
Yi-Xin Lan
School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential risks of copyright infringement in
digital library based on the extension theory.
Design/methodology/approach – At rst, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to
determine the weights of the existing indicator system for early warning. Second, a model is built
to evaluate the potential risks of copyright infringement based on the extension theory in digital
library. Finally, a real-world application is presented to show the effectiveness and usefulness of
this approach.
Findings – The main ndings of this paper are as follows: the early warning extension theory model
is effective in distinguishing the degree of the potential risks of copyright infringement in digital library;
the ranges of the value and the values of the indicators can directly affect the results while using this
approach, so the accuracy of these two aspects is a crucial question.
Social implications – The social impact is that copyright infringement risks of digital library is
reduced; the lawsuit rate and economic loss due to copyright infringement are thereby decreased as
well.
Originality/value – This paper introduces the evaluation of the potential risks of copyright
infringement based on the extension theory in digital library. The results provide support for the
decision-makers in handling the potential risks of copyright infringement in digital library.
Keywords Early warning, Digital library, Extension theory, Risks of copyright infringement
Paper type Research paper
The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to three anonymous referees for their
constructive comments and suggestions, which were very helpful in improving the paper. This
work was supported by the Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science project
(14YJC630056) and Social Science Development Program of Fujian Province, China (2014C064).
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EL
34,2
250
Received 16 April 2014
Revised 26 March 2015
Accepted 13 April 2015
TheElectronic Library
Vol.34 No. 2, 2016
pp.250-264
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0264-0473
DOI 10.1108/EL-04-2014-0064
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