A model of piracy

被引：85

作者：

Bae, Sang Hoo

Choi, Jay Pil ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Econ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[2] Clark Univ, Dept Econ, Worcester, MA 01610 USA

来源：

INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 2006年 / 18卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.infoecopol.2006.02.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

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. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：303 / 320

页数：18

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