In case of digital goods such like music, intellectual property rights are typically not exerted by the creators … infringements (piracy). It is well known from static welfare analysis that to some extent piracy reduces the deadweight loss by … effort to a moderate level. A more rigorous fight against piracy could only be justified by negative dynamic welfare effects …

The use of file-sharing technologies, so-called Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks, to copy music files has become common …

The influential piracy paper by Professors Oberholzer-Gee and Strumpf, although mainly based on proprietary data …

In this guide, we discuss the impact of digitalization on the music industry. We rely on market and survey data at the … and audio-streaming. We conclude the guide by a discussion of the evolution of the music industry. … international level as well as expert statements from the industry. The guide investigates recent developments in legal and …

This article reviews recent theoretical contributions on digital piracy. It starts by elaborating on the reasons for … pirate. Next, it provides an exploration of the consequences of digital piracy, using a base model and several extensions …-user piracy is then taken. After a brief review of commercial piracy, additional legal and private responses to end-user piracy …

copies provide information about the originals may be useful for the analysis of digital music copying. …

This paper investigates the effects of illegal file sharing (piracy) on music and movie sales. The Swedish … file sharing. We investigate the subsequent drop in piracy as approximated by the drop in Swedish Internet traffic and the … effects on music and movie sales in Sweden. We find that the reform decreased Internet traffic by 18 percent during the …

This paper investigates the effects of illegal file sharing (piracy) on music and movie sales. The Swedish … file sharing. We investigate the subsequent drop in piracy as approximated by the drop in Swedish Internet traffic and the … effects on music and movie sales in Sweden. We find that the reform decreased Internet traffic by 18 percent during the …