The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales An Empirical Analysis * Felix Oberholzer Koleman Strumpf Harvard Business School UNC Chapel Hill foberholzer@hbs.edu cigar@unc.edu March 2004 Abstract A longstanding economic question is the appropriate level of protection for intellectual property. The Internet has drastically lowered the cost of copying information goods and provides a natural crucible to assess the implications of reduced protection. We consider the specific
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Need for disaster management It was October 5‚ 1968. The Kosi river in Bihar played havoc as 9 lakh cusec of water was discharged in one day alone. Forty years later‚ the survivors of flood fury in north-eastern Bihar are returning to their homes without fully knowing how a repeat of such discharge in a day can ruin them altogether. The sudden diversion of the Kosi’s course last fortnight already inundated huge tracks of Supaul‚ Madhepura‚ Araria‚ Purnea and Saharsa districts‚ traditionally non-flooded
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conflict is an inherent part of life; it is not necessarily negative.’ Differences in Power. Status‚ and Culture Conflict can erupt when parties differ significantly in power‚ status‚ or culture. Power. If dependence is not mutual‚ but one way‚ the potential for conflict increases. If party A needs the collaboration of party B to accomplish its goals‚ but B does not need A’s assistance‚ antagonism may develop. B has power over A‚ and A has nothing with which to bargain. A good example is the
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NFL Revenue Sharing To many the NFL may be considered America’s greatest sports league. The league definitely has the numbers to back up this claim. The ever-growing sport has maintained keen interest from fans all across the world‚ all the while generating enormous amounts of revenue. Currently the league rakes in close to $9 billion annually. The success of the NFL is something to marvel at. Even in a shaky economy the NFL continues to flourish. What is interesting about the NFL is how the
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have to wonder what the baby sleeping in the room has to do with possible SIDS. Unless they are talking about bed-sharing I don’t see how the infant sleeping in her own bed and but in her parent’s room would be any riskier then leaving her in a room of her own. If anything‚ they would be closer to her and may notice if something is wrong. On the question whether co-sleeping or bed-sharing is okay or not‚ I am a bit bias as my mother shared her bed with all five of her children‚ starting with myself
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“If we were to look over the whole world to fine out the country most richly endowed with all the wealth‚ power and beauty that nature can bestow-in some parts a very paradise on earth-I should point to India”. ~ Max Mueller What Max Mueller said is indeed true. Crowned by the Himalayas on top and vast seas surrounding its peninsula‚ India is quite distinct on the world map. The Himalayas enveloped all the beauty with in itself‚ giving rise to the mighty rivers-Indus‚ Ganga and Yamuna and their
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Evaluating performance of bicycle sharing system in Wuhan‚ China Zhang‚ Ying March‚ 2011 SUPERVISORS: 1st supervisor: Ir. M.J.G. Brussel 2nd supervisor: Prof. Dr. Huang Zhengdong Evaluating performance of bicycle sharing system in Wuhan‚ China Zhang‚ Ying Enshcede‚ The Netherlands‚ March‚ 2011 Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation of University of Twente in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geo-information
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Capitalism versus Socialism Capitalism: a term to denote an economic system that has helped build up the United States to be the superpower that it is today. Capitalism is an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are not controlled by the state‚ but by private owners for profit. This political economy came into prominence in the nineteenth century and continues to be practiced every day. Although the United States follows a capitalist structure‚ there are plenty
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Local Revenue Sharing and Competitive Balance Problem Statement Your textbook shows the conditions that lead to increased competitive balance with an increase in local revenue sharing. Data exist on competitive balance and local revenue sharing so you can examine this for yourself. New local revenue sharing plans were put in place in MLB for the 1995 season and another increase in revenue sharing was in place for the 2001 season. These changes create a "natural experiment" for analyzing the
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information. People can find just about anything on the Internet with the click of just a few buttons. File sharing was introduced in the late 70’s and since then‚ has continued to grow. It boomed in the 90’s with the introduction of mp3 files. There are millions of people who use file sharing in legal ways. However‚ that number is masked by the amount of people who abuse the concept of file sharing and downloaded copyrighted material such as music or movies. This topic is very controversial in today’s
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