Today, it is almost inevitable that software is licensed, rather than sold outright. As a part of the licensing policy … of such mechanisms has primarily been in the realm of off-the-shelf, packaged, consumer software. However, as component …-based software gradually becomes mainstream in software development, new component-oriented licensing systems are required. This …

This paper analyzes the causes of illegal copying and its effects in the software market across 66countries. By … studying the aggregated and joint effects of different variables, the analysis shows thatsupply constraints in the software … which its aggregated effect onthe software market is positive, and this is an efficient mechanism for market creation. Thus …