File sharing as a form of music consumption

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 37-55

  Huang, Chun Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Digital content; Expertise; File sharing; Moral judgment; Social networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944523306     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2003.11044343     Document Type: Article

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