An Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property Rights Infringement (eBook)

Field Studies in Developing Countries

Koji Domon (Autor)

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2018
XI, 92 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-90466-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Using unique field research from across Asia, this book examines the real markets of illicit products that breach intellectual property rights (IPR). The text presents three case studies regarding IPR infringements: unauthorised music content; fake spare parts of motorcycles; and fake Japanese food. Each study has unique characteristics, though their general concepts and problems have similar roots. The book shows what is happening in the black market and systems of illicit trade, providing information for stakeholders in Intellectual Property Rights to consider in devising effective methods for minimizing profits lost to copied and fake products.

Koji Domon is Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Waseda University, in Tokyo, Japan. He has co-authored numerous papers and articles on intellectual property infringement and is the co-author of Copy Control of Digital Broadcasting Content: An Economic Perspective (with Eulmoon Joo) in Digital Broadcasting.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements 7
Contents 8
List of Figures 9
Chapter 1 Introduction: A Methodology and Its Precursors 10
Abstract 10
1.1 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Infringement and Economic Development 11
1.2 Law and Economics and Industrial Organization 12
1.3 Methodology of Field Research 13
1.4 Summary of Outcomes 16
1.5 Concluding Remarks 17
References 18
Chapter 2 Unauthorized Copying and Incentives for Musicians 19
Abstract 19
2.1 Background 20
2.2 Related Literature 22
2.3 Factors Causing P2P File-Sharing Expansion in Developed Countries 24
2.4 Circumstances for P2P File-Sharing in Vietnam 26
2.5 Effects of Almost Non-Existent Copyright Protection on File-Sharing 29
2.6 Meanings of CD Sales for Singers 30
2.7 A Model of the Musician’s Dilemma 32
2.8 Rational Media Selection by Consumers 35
2.9 Concluding Remarks 40
References 41
Chapter 3 Fake Spare Parts When No Domestic Brand Names Can Be Trusted 43
Abstract 43
3.1 Background 43
3.2 Incomplete Information for Consumers 46
3.3 Incomplete Information on Quality of Domestic Products 49
A Model 49
Equilibrium 51
Incentives of Producers and Consumers 52
3.4 Counterfeiters’ Incentives to Create Original Brands 56
A Model 56
An Equilibrium 58
Incentives for Counterfeiting 60
Market Maturity Under Economic Growth 62
3.5 Concluding Remarks 64
Appendix 65
References 66
Chapter 4 Markets of Quasi-Credence and Similar Foods 68
Abstract 68
4.1 Background 68
4.2 Quasi-Credence Food 73
Incentives of Authorities 73
Domestic Food as Experience Goods 76
4.3 A Negative Frequency-Dependent Selection in Imitated Foods 76
4.4 A Positive Frequency-Dependent Selection in Similar Foods 80
4.5 Actual Trade of Counterfeit Japanese Food 84
4.6 Concluding Remarks 87
Appendix 88
References 89
Chapter 5 General Conclusions 91
Abstract 91
Index 95

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.6.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies in Institutions, Economics and Law
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies in Institutions, Economics and Law
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 92 p. 17 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: Asia • Black Market • Copyright • fake food • fake products • Illicit trade • IPR • unauthorised music
• ISBN-10: 3-319-90466-3 / 3319904663
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-90466-5 / 9783319904665