nonexcludable

It is important to pause at this point and inquire how closely reality hews to the economic story of "nonexcludable" and

The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind James Boyle

"nonexcludable" nature of the goods they protect, then surely the lowering of copying and transmission costs implies a corresponding need to increase the strength of intellectual property rights.

The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind James Boyle

Since this missing market is a "public bad" (as in, it is nonrival and nonexcludable), its alleviation can be considered a public good.

Education Loans, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

For Romer knowledge is nonrivalrous and nonexcludable.

Bruno Leoni vs. Paul Romer, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

It's nonexcludable in that the people who do not contribute to their resources toward ensuring that the state only enacts good regulation still enjoy the benefits from the provision of this service.

Your Zip Code or Yourself, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

A public good (or service) is one where the use of it by one person does not diminish the ability of another person to benefit from it (“nondiminishable”), and where it would be difficult to keep any individuals from enjoying its benefit (“nonexcludable”).

Market 2007

A public good is one where the use of it by one person does not diminish the ability of another person to benefit from it (technically called “nondiminishable” or “nonrival”), and where it would be difficult to keep any individuals from enjoying its benefit (“nonexcludable”).

Limitations of markets 2007

The West story shows us three ways in which we can leap too quickly from the abstract claim that some information goods are public goods -- nonexcludable and nonrival -- to the claim that this particular information good has those attributes.

The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind James Boyle

Obviously, with a nonrival, nonexcludable good like software, this method of production cannot be sustained; there are inadequate incentives to ensure continued production.

The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind James Boyle

Information and innovation are largely nonrival and nonexcludable goods.

The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind James Boyle