Effects of Piracy and Digital Rights Management on the Online Music Market in Korea

Dongook Choi () and Yeonbae Kim
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Dongook Choi: ESSEC Business School, France

No 201072, TEMEP Discussion Papers from Seoul National University; Technology Management, Economics, and Policy Program (TEMEP)

Abstract: This study attempted to identify the relationship among user demand for online music, unauthorized file-sharing activities (piracy), and the effect of digital rights management (DRM) in Korea. Empirical analysis showed that piracy and DRM have negative effects on the demand for online music. In addition, DRM augmented piracy during the study period, resulting in a negative overall effect on demand.

Keywords: Online music; digital music; digital rights management; file sharing; piracy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L82 L86 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2010-12, Revised 2010-12
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