The objective of this paper is to document the evolution of cross-border music trade patterns in this transition period … and to explain what drives digital music trade patterns. The shift from analogue to digital music distribution has … substantially reduced trade costs and has enlarged the choice sets of music consumers around the world. Using comprehensive data on …

The goal of this paper is to analyze the behavior of digital music consumers on the Internet. Using clickstream data on … the legal purchases of digital music. Our results suggest that Internet users do not view illegal downloading as a … substitute to legal digital music. Although positive and significant, our estimated elasticities are essentially zero: a 10 …

This paper quantifies the relationship between private-network file sharing activity and music sales in the BitTorrent …

I quantify the effects of private-network music sharing on aggregate album sales in the BitTorrent era using a panel of …

The EU seeks to create a seamless online Digital Single Market for media products such as digital music and film. The … digital music and film. We find that availability of EU media products across country stores in the EU is hovering around 80 …% for music and 40% for films. Recent industry initiatives to reduce the transaction costs of making digital music available …

In this guide, we discuss the impact of digitalization on the music industry. We rely on market and survey data at the … technological protection of digital music and describes new business models as well as consumers' attitude towards music downloads …. We conclude the guide by a discussion of the evolution of the music industry. …

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 …

Interactive music streaming services have grown tremendously in recent years, raising questions about their effects on … digital music sales and piracy. While often overlooked in practice, theoretical considerations suggest that these effects may … unconstrained access to music, providing little incentives to acquire digital music through alternative channels of consumption. On …