Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Eric Chiang
Author-X-Name-First: Eric  
Author-X-Name-Last: Chiang
Author-Email: chiang@fau.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University
Title: Determinants of Cross-Border Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement: The Role of Trade Sanctions
Abstract: With growing trade in a global economy, the desire for trade protection becomes increasingly important. 
One aspect of trade protection that has risen to the forefront is the protection of intellectual property rights 
(IPR) across national borders. This article analyzes the determinants of U.S.-filed investigations for alleged 
IPR cross-border violations using the complete set of Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. 
International Trade Commission (USITC). By analyzing political, institutional, and economic variables in an 
industry-level model, we find evidence that investigations are more frequent in industries that face intense 
import competition among IPR-protected goods. In addition, greater technology access to U.S. patents by respondent 
firms is found to increase filings, especially in countries where corruption levels are higher.
Length: 17 pages
Creation-Date: 2003-05
Revision-Date:
Publication-Status: Published in Southern Economic Journal: Vol. 71, No. 2, 2004
File-URL: http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0038-4038&volume=071&issue=02&page=0424
File-Format: Application/pdf 
File-Function: Published version, 2004
Number: 03001
Classification-JEL: O34, K42, F14
Keywords: 
Handle: RePEc:fal:wpaper:03001



Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Eric Chiang
Author-X-Name-First: Eric  
Author-X-Name-Last: Chiang
Author-Email: chiang@fau.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University
Author-Name: Djeto Assane
Author-X-Name-First: Djeto 
Author-X-Name-Last: Assane 
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Title: Copyright Piracy on the University Campus: Trends and Lessons from the Software and Music Industries
Abstract: In a 1996-7 survey of students at three public universities and one private liberal arts college, 
Chiang and Assane (2002) found that 53 per cent of the sample admitted to software piracy. Though this is a 
staggering percentage, over the past five years the public focus on copyright piracy among young technology 
savvy users, particularlyuniversity students, has shifted from software to music piracy via file sharing and 
CD reproduction. This paper studies the characteristics of these industries along with recent technological 
advances affecting them. We analyze how economic incentives toreduce piracy on the university campus have 
been successful for the software industry, and how the lack of such incentives in the music industry has caused 
a larger piracy issue today. Based on these findings, we discuss possible solutions to reducingmusic piracy on 
the university campus. 
Length: 5 pages
Creation-Date: 2002-05
Revision-Date:
Publication-Status: Published in The International Journal on Media Management, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2002
File-URL: http://www.mediajournal.org/modules/pub/view.php/mediajournal-87 
File-Format: Application/pdf 
File-Function: Published version, 2002
Number: 02001
Classification-JEL: 
Keywords: Music Industry
Handle: RePEc:fal:wpaper:02001