Economic Implications of Variable Technology Standards for Movie Piracy in a Global Context

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-168

  CHELLAPPA, RAMNATH K ^a   SHIVENDU, SHIVENDU ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract theory; Digital products; Information goods; Moral rent; Movie piracy; Pricing; Technology standards; Vertical segmentation

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; VIDEODISKS;

MOVIE PIRACY; ONLINE MUSIC PIRACY;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0242489359     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2003.11045767     Document Type: Review

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