A pricing mechanism for digital content distribution over computer networks

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-139

  Lang, Karl Reiner ^a   Vragov, Roumen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Client server networks; Content sharing; Digital content distribution; Information goods; Monopolistic seller; Peer to peer networks; Pricing; User participation incentives

Indexed keywords

CLIENT SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION GOODS; MONOPOLISTIC SELLER; PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS; PRICING; USER PARTICIPATION INCENTIVES;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 28844477235     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2005.11045846     Document Type: Article

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