In case of digital goods such like music, intellectual property rights are typically not exerted by the creators …

Since the launch of the iTunes Music Store in the US in 2003 and in much of Europe in the following years, music trade …. Despite substantial growth in availability, the available choice sets of digital music have not fully converged across … often perceived as an obstacle to greater availability. However, other factors such as commercial strategies by music …

This paper investigates the effects of illegal file sharing (piracy) on music and movie sales. The Swedish … effects on music and movie sales in Sweden. We find that the reform decreased Internet traffic by 18 percent during the … subsequent six months. It also increased sales of physical music by 27 percent and digital music by 48 percent. Furthermore, it …

This paper investigates the effects of illegal file sharing (piracy) on music and movie sales. The Swedish … effects on music and movie sales in Sweden. We find that the reform decreased Internet traffic by 18 percent during the … subsequent six months. It also increased sales of physical music by 27 percent and digital music by 48 percent. Furthermore, it …