Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/204975 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/18/041
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
This study examines the persistence of software piracy with internet penetration vis-à-vis of PC users, conditional on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) institutions. The empirical evidence is based on a panel of 99 countries for the period 1994-2010 and the Generalised Method of Moments. The main finding is that, compared to internet penetration, PC usage is more responsible for the persistence of global software piracy. Knowing how technology affects the persistence of piracy is important because it enables more targeted policy initiatives. We show that the sensitivity of software piracy to IPRs mechanisms is contingent on the specific technology channels through which the pirated software is consumed.
Subjects: 
Piracy
Business Software
Software piracy
Intellectual Property Rights
JEL: 
F42
K42
O34
O38
O57
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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