Hui, Kai-Lung; Png, Ivan - In: Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy 2 (2003) 1, pp. 1160-1160
Publishers of computer software and music claimed losses of over $17.6 billion to piracy in 2002. Theoretically, however, piracy may raise legitimate demand through positive demand-side externalities, sampling, and sharing. Accordingly, the actual impact of piracy on the legitimate demand is an...