Technology and persistence in global software piracy

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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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/18/041

Classification and Topics

• Classification: 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
• Subject: Piracy ; Business Software ; Software piracy ; Intellectual Property Rights

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Asongu, Simplice ; Meniago, Christelle
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
• (where): Yaoundé
• (when): 2018

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/204975
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET