Exclusive content and platform competition in Latin America

Alexander Cuntz and Kyle Bergquist

No 63, WIPO Economic Research Working Papers from World Intellectual Property Organization - Economics and Statistics Division

Abstract: Platforms often compete over non-price strategies such as the exclusive distribution of products. But these strategies are not always welfare-enhancing. Using rich data on audiovisuals distributed on platforms in Brazil, we find that non-exclusive distribution and availability of titles across platforms is more effective in deterring online piracy than in the single homing case. Moreover, in certain markets (TVOD), it induces higher average investment in the production of new titles upstream. We discuss options of copyright and antitrust policies in the light of these findings.

Keywords: Platform; copyright; exclusivity; movies; piracy; torrent; investment in quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L86 O31 O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-11
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