This book also provides an illustrative, in-depth case study of the sports rights owners sector, highlighting how it is affected by digital piracy.

Table of contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Chapter 1. Market Overview

• Key differences between tangible and digital products
• Copyrighted digital products
• Markets for pirated digital products
• Economic mechanisms that drive markets for pirated digital products

Chapter 2. Drivers of Digital Policy

• Supply drivers
• Demand drivers

Chapter 3. Industry Initiatives and Institutional Remedies

• Industry Initiatives
• Data collection and educational campaigns
• Co-operation between rights holders
• Government co-operation
• Remedies for copyright infringement
• Liability for circumvention of technological protection measures

Chapter 4. Case Study: The Sports Rights Owners Sector

• What is the sports rights owners sector?
• What is at stake?
• How is intellectual property created in this sector?
• How does piracy take place?
• What are the market characterisitics of the sports broadcasting sector?
• Industry responses
• Specific industry examples

Conclusions

Annex A. Legal Aspects of Copyrights and their Infreingement

Annex B. OECD Council Recommendation on Broadband Development

Annex C. The Seoul Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy

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OECD project on counterfeiting and piracy

The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy

OECD Work on Digital Content

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