On Jain’s digital piracy model: horizontal vs vertical product differentiation

Michael Kúnin and Kresimir Zigic ()

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2023, vol. 36, issue 1, 1299-1316

Abstract: We study how private intellectual property rights protection affects equilibrium prices in a duopoly competition between firms that offer a product variety of distinct qualities (vertical product differentiation) in a setup that is closely related to that put forward by Jain where firms offer the same qualities in equilibrium (horizontal product differentiation). Consumers may make a choice to buy a legal version, use an illegal copy (if they want to and can), or not use a product at all. Using an illegal version violates intellectual property rights protection and is thus punishable when discovered. Thus, both private and public (copyright) intellectual property rights protection are available on scene.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2022.2086149

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