An Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property Rights Infringement

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: A Methodology and Its Precursors

   • Koji Domon

   Pages 1-9

3. Unauthorized Copying and Incentives for Musicians

   • Koji Domon

   Pages 11-34

4. Fake Spare Parts When No Domestic Brand Names Can Be Trusted

   • Koji Domon

   Pages 35-59

5. Markets of Quasi-Credence and Similar Foods

   • Koji Domon

   Pages 61-83

6. General Conclusions

   • Koji Domon

   Pages 85-88

7. Back Matter

   Pages 89-92

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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.

• black market
• illicit trade
• fake products
• IPR
• fake food
• unauthorised music
• copyright
• Asia

• Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

  Koji Domon

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.

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