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CESifo Economic Studies 2005 51(2-3):477-489; doi:10.1093/cesifo/51.2-3.477
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© Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2005

Copyright Enforcement in the Digital Era

Amit Gayer and Oz Shy*

* Department of Economics, University of Haifa Haifa 31905, Israel e-mail: amit_gayer{at}yahoo.com. WZB - Social Science Research Center Berlin Reichpietschufer 50, 10785 Berlin, Germany email: ozshyMail{at}gmail.com.

We analyze how the introduction of digital technologies for storing and distributing information affects the incentives to enforce copyrights protection. We first characterize the conditions under which the change from non-digital to digital distribution may enhance or reduce profits. Secondly, we analyze how profits are changed by the introduction of peer-to-peer digital distribution channels via the Internet. Lastly, we discuss some potential conflicts of interest among information creators, publishers, and attorneys. (JEL L86, O34)


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