A model of piracy

Sang Hoo Bae; Jay Pil Choi

doi:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2006.02.002

A model of piracy

Sang Hoo Bae, Jay Pil Choi

Department of Economics

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This paper develops a simple model of software piracy to analyze the short-run effects of piracy on software usage and the long-run effects on development incentives. We consider two types of costs associated with piracy: the reproduction cost that is constant across users and the degradation cost that is proportional to consumers' valuation of the original product. We show that the effects of piracy depend crucially on the nature of piracy costs. Policy implications concerning copyright protection are also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-320
Number of pages	18
Journal	Information Economics and Policy
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2006.02.002
Publication status	Published - 2006 Sept

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Economics and Econometrics
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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