There is no evidence that various proposed technological barriers have been effective in stopping music piracy. Different studies have proposed either anti-piracy or pro-piracy ways to solve the music industry's problems, but piracy still exists. In this paper, we build a mathematical model of a...

Purpose – Electronic markets are known to be distinct from, and more efficient than, the conventional retail markets. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect on pricing in relation to proximity to a culturally and socially significant peak shopping day and the moderating effects of...