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In discussing piracy herein, the reference is not to historical maritime raiders bestowed with titles by the British Empire, such as Sir Francis Drake, who appropriated gold from the Spaniards, themselves having previously stolen it from indigenous ...
Frank Mosler
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"Piracy" is a concept that seems everywhere in the contemporary world. From the big screen with the dashing Jack Sparrow, to the dangers off the coast of Somalia; from the claims by the Motion Picture Association of America that piracy funds terrorism ...
Fredriksson, Martin +2 more
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“Robin Hook”: The developmental effects of Somali piracy [PDF]
Copyright @ 2011 Brunel UniversityNaval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land-based approaches that may involve replacing piracy as a source of income.
Shortland, A
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Explaining consumers' music preferences in a multi-channel framework :bthe case of music piracy [PDF]
Understanding consumers’ behaviour towards music acquisition from all channels (both legal and illegal) is essential for marketers and policy makers in order to fight music piracy. Yet, existing research has not examined consumers’ intention to acquire
Dilmperi, Athina
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The effects of (private, small-scale) piracy on the pricing behavior of producers of information goods are studied within a unified model of vertical differentiation. Although information goods are assumed to be perfectly differentiated, demands are interdependent because the copying technology exhibits increasing returns to scale.
Picard, Pierre +2 more
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This article reviews recent theoretical contributions on digital piracy. It starts by elaborating on the reasons for intellectual property protection, by reporting a few facts about copyright protection, and by examining reasons to become a digital pirate.
Belleflamme, Paul, Peitz, Martin
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Piracy and Music Sales: The Effects of An Anti-Piracy Law [PDF]
The implementation of a copyright protection reform in Sweden in April 2009 suddenly increased the risk of being caught and punished for illegal file sharing. This paper investigates the impact of the reform on illegal file sharing and music sales using a difference-in-differences approach with Norway and Finland as control groups.
Adrian Adermon, Che-Yuan Liang
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Global Cooperation in Combating Sea Piracy: The Factors behind Global Piracy Trends
The rising number of sea travel is followed by the emerging number of sea crimes such as sea piracy and maritime terrorism. In recent two decades, the number of crimes on the sea have shown an alarming figure, where areas with a dense traffic of vessels ...
Radillah Khaerany, Maskun
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The ASEAN Way towards Piracy Challenge
Piracy is a universal crime that needs to be combated by all nations. International efforts have been done for many years in order to suppress growth of piracy for international maritime security, which resulted in provisions concerning piracy within ...
Ikaningtyas Ikaningtyas +1 more
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A Human Rights View of Maritime Piracy Law: Exploring the Gulf of Guinea
As a result of pirates’ unique modus operandi in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), the current approach to counter-piracy is mainly securitised and repressive.
Ramat Tobi Abudu
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