A model of piracy

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-320

  Bae, Sang Hoo ^a   Choi, Jay Pil ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copyright protection; Intellectual property; Piracy; Self selection

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY;

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION; INCENTIVES; SHORT-RUN EFFECTS;

COMPUTER CRIME;

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; PIRACY; POLICY APPROACH;

EID: 33845712676     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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