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Intention to Engage in Digital Piracy A Conceptual Model and Empirical Test

Neil Horton — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:39:33 +0000

Taylor, S. A., C. Ishida, and D. W. Wallace. (2009). Intention to Engage in Digital Piracy A Conceptual Model and Empirical Test. Journal of Service Research, 11, 246-262.

Digital piracy represents a significant threat to the marketers of digital service products. Industry efforts to attenuate the practice, often deterrent in nature, have largely failed. We propose [...]

Impact of legal threats on online music sharing activity: An analysis of music industry legal actions

Neil Horton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:34:56 +0000

Bhattacharjee, S., Gopal, R. D., Lertwachara, K., & Marsden, J. R. (2006). Impact of legal threats on online music sharing activity: An analysis of music industry legal actions. Journal of Law and Economics, 49, 91-114.

The music industry has repeatedly expressed concerns over potentially devastating impacts of online music sharing. Initial attempts to control online file [...]

Dynamics of illegal participation in peer-to-peer networks – Why do people illegally share media files?

Neil Horton — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:29:56 +0000

Becker, J. U., & Clement, M. (2006). Dynamics of illegal participation in peer-to-peer networks – Why do people illegally share media files? Journal of Media Economics, 19, 7-32.

The rise of peer-to-peer networks starting with Napster in 1999 and later KaZaA and eMule had a substantial impact on the online distribution of media content. Millions of [...]

An empirical analysis of network externalities in peer-to-peer music-sharing networks

Neil Horton — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:29:56 +0000

Atip, A., Clay, K., Krishnan, R., & Smith, M. D. (2004). An empirical analysis of network externalities in peer-to-peer music-sharing networks. Information Systems Research, 15, 155-174.

Peer-to-peer file sharing networks are becoming an important medium for the distribution of information goods. However, there is little academic research into the optimal design of these networks under real-world [...]