%0 Journal Article %T A Counterfactual Impact Analysis of Fair Use Policy on Copyright Related Industries in Singapore: A Critical Review %A George S. Ford %J - %D 2018 %R https://doi.org/10.3390/laws7040034 %X Abstract In a 2014 article appearing in Laws, Ghafele and Gibert presented evidence on the economic impacts of Singapore¡¯s change in its fair use policies showing a large effect on industries that manufacture goods useful for private copying of copyrighted works and no effect on the copyright industries. As detailed in this Comment, Ghafele and Gibert¡¯s empirical analysis fails to shed light on the consequences of modifications to fair use policies. View Full-Tex %K fair use %K copyright law %K Singapore %K difference-in-differences %K copyright %K program evaluation %K regression analysis %K piracy %U https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/7/4/34