Unauthorized file-sharing and the pricing of digital content

This paper considers the effects on pricing of digital content from unauthorized file-sharing. Producers must not only consider copyright protection, but also the effect on transaction costs from unauthorized file-sharing. That is, less supply caused by a higher price makes the transaction costs hig...

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Published in:Economics letters 2004-11, Vol.85 (2), p.179-184
Main Authors: Domon, Koji, Yamazaki, Naoto
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