Gone in 60 Seconds: The Impact of the Megaupload Shutdown on Movie Sales

Brett Danaher and Michael Smith

International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2014, vol. 33, issue C, 1-8

Abstract: The growth of Internet-based piracy has led to a wide-ranging debate over how copyright policy should be enforced in the digital era. In this paper we analyze the impact of the US government's shutdown of a major piracy site – Megaupload.com – on digital sales and rentals of movies.

Keywords: Piracy; Regulation; Digital distribution; Motion picture industry; Natural experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K42 L82 O3 O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2013.12.001

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