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- Title
The Effect of Graduated Response Anti-Piracy Laws on Music Sales: Evidence from an Event Study in France.
- Authors
Danaher, Brett; Smith, Michael D.; Telang, Rahul; Chen, Siwen
- Abstract
Despite the problem that filesharing poses to the creative industries, there is little research on the effectiveness of governmental anti-piracy policies. This study analyzes how the HADOPI graduated response law in France affected digital music sales. Using a panel of sales data from the four major labels, we applied a difference-in-difference approach, comparing sales trends in France to a control group of European countries. We find that increased consumer awareness of HADOPI caused French i Tunes music sales to increase by 22-25%. The observed sales increase is larger in high piracy genres than low piracy ones, strengthening the causal interpretation of our results.
- Subjects
FRANCE; MARITIME piracy prevention laws; DIGITAL audio; SHEET music sales &; prices; SOUND recordings sales &; prices
- Publication
Journal of Industrial Economics, 2014, Vol 62, Issue 3, p541
- ISSN
0022-1821
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/joie.12056