Digital products can be copied at almost no cost and are subject to non-commercial copying
by final consumers. Because the copy of a copy typically does not deteriorate in quality …

This article surveys a variety of topics that are related to network economics. Topics covered
include: consumer demand under network effects, compatibility decisions and …

Recent technological advances in online and mobile communications have enabled
collaborative consumption or product sharing among consumers on a massive scale …

This book introduces upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers to the
latest developments in network economics, one of the fastest-growing fields in all industrial …

Downloading digital products for free may harm creators and intermediaries because
consumers may no longer buy the version for sale. However, as we show in this paper, this …

A common business strategy to promote product adoption in software industry is to provide a
free trial version with limited functionalities of the commercial product to increase the …

This paper analyzes the optimal choice of pricing schedules and technological deterrence
levels in a market with digital piracy where sellers can influence the degree of piracy by …

Problem definition: This paper investigates how counterfeits influence a global supply chain
and how the supply chain should effectively take anticounterfeit actions. Academic/practical …

Despite digital piracy's well-documented impact on firm revenue, the relationship between
piracy and firm innovation, including the creation of new intellectual property (IP) rights, is …

An astonishing phenomenon is the rise of a large population of programmers who,
seemingly against economic logic, develop and distribute software that is copylefted: freely …