Ethical issues in the music industry response to innovation and piracy

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Easley, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive innovation; Music piracy; Recording industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344439960     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-0187-3     Document Type: Article

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