File Sharing, Network Architecture, and Copyright Enforcement: An Overview

Tilman Klumpp ()

No 2012-19, Working Papers from University of Alberta, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of internet file sharing networks and explores the relationship between technological, economic, and legal aspects of file sharing. I chronicle the evolution of content sharing technology since the 1990s, and examine the role of network architecture for a copyright holder’s choice of enforcement strategy as well as users’ responses to enforcement tactics. Some conjectures for possible future enforcement approaches are also derived. The target audience of this survey consists of economists and legal scholars interested in intellectual property rights and internet file sharing.

Keywords: file sharing; peer-to-peer networks; network architecture; intellectual property rights; copyright enforcement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 K11 K42 L82 O33 O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2012-08-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ict, nep-ipr, nep-pr~, nep-net and nep-soc
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