The Effect of Graduated Response Anti-Piracy Laws on Music Sales: Evidence from an Event Study in France
type="main"> <p>Despite the problem that filesharing poses to the creative industries, there is little research on the effectiveness of governmental anti-piracy policies. This study analyzes how the HADOPI<link href="#joie12056-note-0009"/> graduated response law in France affected digital music sales. Using a panel of sales data from the four major labels, we applied a difference-in-difference approach, comparing sales trends in France to a control group of European countries. We find that increased consumer awareness of HADOPI caused French iTunes music sales to increase by 22-25%. The observed sales increase is larger in high piracy genres than low piracy ones, strengthening the causal interpretation of our results.
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2014
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Authors: | Danaher, Brett ; Smith, Michael D. ; Telang, Rahul ; Chen, Siwen |
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Journal of Industrial Economics. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 62.2014, 3, p. 541-553
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Wiley Blackwell |
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