Copyright protection, technological change, and the quality of new products: Evidence from recorded music since Napster

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 715-740

  Waldfogel, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84875101966     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665824     Document Type: Article

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