کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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883743 | 1471675 | 2013 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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This paper studies the impact of software piracy in a two-sided-market setting. Software platforms attract developers and users to maximize their profits. The equilibrium price structure is affected by piracy: license fees to developers are higher with more software protection but the impact on user prices is ambiguous. A conflict between platforms and software developers over software protection may arise: whereas one side benefits from better protection, the other party loses out. Under platform compatibility, this conflict is no longer present.
► We study piracy in software markets that are organized as platforms.
► A conflict of interest over software protection between software developers and platforms emerge.
► License fees to developers increase with protection while users prices may fall.
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization - Volume 88, April 2013, Pages 78–89