Free mentality, a strong belief that everything online should be free, has been ironed into
people's minds. This concept also significantly affects the development of e-commerce …

New forms of digital distribution are dramatically transforming market structures in the
recorded music industry value chain. We propose a model and theoretical perspective that …

Buying and selling of data online has increased substantially over the last few years.
Several frameworks have already been proposed that study query pricing in theory and …

Online piracy of copyrighted digital music has become rampant as Internet bandwidth and
digital compression technologies have advanced. The music industry has suffered …

We propose a model for understanding the transformation of the market structure in the
recorded music industry value chain due to new forms of digital distribution. It takes into …

This study explored various determinant variables influencing music piracy rates across
countries. Seven variables, including income level, income inequality, individualism …

In this study, we developed and tested a theoretical model to understand online music piracy
behavior via email and instant messaging. We developed this theoretical model by drawing …

This paper introduces a fundamental characteristic of digital culture goods, transmutability,
which has not previously been studied in IS research as a driver of value. Transmutability …

While existing research on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services has increased our
understanding in many respects, it has not yet supplied a comprehensive theoretical …

Maintenance of evolving software systems has become the most frequently performed
activity by software developers. A good understanding of the software system is needed to …