2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Piracy in the Music Industry: A Two-Sided Market Approach
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19K01649
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
マルシャレツ ダニエル 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 助教 (50747805)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | piracy / price discrimination / bargaining |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Platforms' paywalls fuels piracy's resurgence. Within a theoretical framework, we explore outcomes for creators of varying degrees of fame, comparing copyright and piracy scenarios to identify winners and losers.
Our research reveals that piracy can eliminate the trade-off for lesser-known creators. They no longer have to sacrifice their popularity to reach a broader audience. Opting to share their work on for-profit platforms becomes a dominant strategy.
However, the overall impact on welfare is not straightforward. While piracy allows more consumers to participate, it also changes the dynamics of bargaining power between less famous creators and the for-profit platform. Additionally, the shifts in equilibrium prices could lead to substitution effects.
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Research Products
(4 results)
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[Journal Article] Co-investment Deterrence2022
Author(s)
Angel L. Lopez, Anton-Giulio Manganelli, Maria Martin-Rodriguez
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Journal Title
Economics Letters
Volume: 211
Pages: 110263
DOI
Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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