Arbeitspapier
Technology and persistence in global software piracy
This study examines the persistence of software piracy with internet penetration vis-à-vis of PC users, conditional on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) institutions. The empirical evidence is based on a panel of 99 countries for the period 1994-2010 and the Generalised Method of Moments. The main finding is that, compared to internet penetration, PC usage is more responsible for the persistence of global software piracy. Knowing how technology affects the persistence of piracy is important because it enables more targeted policy initiatives. We show that the sensitivity of software piracy to IPRs mechanisms is contingent on the specific technology channels through which the pirated software is consumed.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/18/041
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
International Policy Coordination and Transmission
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
Technological Change: Government Policy
Comparative Studies of Countries
- Thema
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Piracy
Business Software
Software piracy
Intellectual Property Rights
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Asongu, Simplice
Meniago, Christelle
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
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Yaoundé
- (wann)
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2018
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Asongu, Simplice
- Meniago, Christelle
- African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
Entstanden
- 2018