Piracy on the silver screen

• Published in: The Journal of industrial economics Vol. LV; no. 3; pp. 379 - 396
• Main Authors: Rob, Rafael, Waldfogel, Joel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Consumer behaviour; Copyright; Entertainment; Film industry; Leisure industry; Pennsylvania; Piracy; Students; U.S.A

Using survey data on movie consumption by about 500 University of Pennsylvania undergraduate students, we ask whether unpaid consumption of movies displaces paid consumption. A variety of cross-sectional and longitudinal empirical approaches show large and statistically significant evidence of displ...