The relationship between copyright software protection and piracy: Evidence from europe

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-51

  Andrés, Antonio Rodríguez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Copyright; Enforcement; Intellectual property rights; Panel data; Piracy; Software protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 32544440571     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-006-5670-5     Document Type: Review

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