An Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property Rights Infringement

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.

Draws on detailed field studies across numerous developing Asian countries carried out over more than ten years Provides original primary data of illegal behaviours and products Offers a robust model for theoretical economic analyses drawing on reliable data from real black markets

Autorentext
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

1. Introduction: A Methodology and Its Precursors.- 2. Unauthorized Copying and Incentives for Musicians.- 3. Fake Spare Parts When No Domestic Brand Names Can Be Trusted.- 4. Markets of Quasi-Credence and Similar Foods.- 5. General Conclusions.