Commercial piracy and intellectual property policy

被引:24
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作者
Kiema, Ilkka [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Helsinki, Dept Econ RUESG, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
关键词
Intellectual property rights; Information and Internet services; Computer software; Piracy;
D O I
10.1016/j.jebo.2008.03.005
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
good to consumers. I view the increased risk of a punishment that offering a pirate copy to a consumer causes as an advertising cost whose value is chosen by the government. The structure of the market for pirate copies is affected also by fixed costs that are caused by punishments or DRM systems. I present a systematic analysis of the effects of these policy variables and the quality of pirate copies on the market for the considered information good. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:304 / 318
页数:15
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