What can we learn from empirical studies about piracy?

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 326-352

  Dejean, Sylvain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cultural industry; File sharing; Industrial organization; Piracy; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERNET; PROPERTY RIGHTS; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 66749097764     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifp006     Document Type: Article

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