Online software distribution without enforcing copy protection as a strategic weapon

Information Systems and e-Business Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-361

  Altinkemer, Kemal ^a   Guan, Junwei ^b   Şahin, Aysegül ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 31044447102     PISSN: 16179846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10257-005-0009-2     Document Type: Article

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