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Digital Business Models for Peer-to-Peer Networks: Analysis and Economic Issue

The Review of Network Economics

Vol. 6, Issue 2 - June 2007, pp 194-213



Authors
  Ramayya Krishnan
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University

Michael D. Smith
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
E-mail: [email protected]

Zhulei Tang
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University

Rahul Telang
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University

Abstract
  Peer-to-peer (P2P) services allow users to share networked resources, notably bandwidth and content, from the edges of the network. These services have been popularized because of file sharing - particularly the sharing of unlicensed copyrighted files. However, content owners are increasingly exploring the ability of peer-to-peer networks to accommodate legitimate content distribution and promotion. In this article, we review the economic characteristics of P2P networks and outline the implications of these characteristics on efforts to counteract illegal piracy and on potential uses of P2P networks in a commercial media distribution strategy.

Keywords: P2P, file sharing, piracy, media.

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