Competition for exclusivity and customer lock-in : evidence from copyright enforcement in China / by Youming Liu.: FB3-5/2023-43E-PDF

"This paper studies the music streaming industry, where streaming services compete forexclusive licenses from music labels. Service providers use unique content to attract users, tailoring their services to individual preferences to create switching costs that lead to user lockin. Using theoretical analysis and descriptive empirics, I show that exclusivity confers advantages in competition for a service that can generate larger lock-in effects"--Abstract.

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Department/Agency Bank of Canada, issuing body.
Title Competition for exclusivity and customer lock-in : evidence from copyright enforcement in China / by Youming Liu.
Series title Staff working paper = Document de travail du personnel, 1701-9397 ; 2023-43
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "Last updated: August 16, 2023."
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, 2023.
©2023
Author / Contributor Liu, Youming, author.
Description 1 online resource (iii, 86 pages) : charts.
Catalogue number
  • FB3-5/2023-43E-PDF
Subject terms Streaming audio -- China.
Copyright -- Broadcasting rights -- China.
Music trade -- China.
Audio en continu -- Chine.
Droit d'auteur -- Radiodiffusion -- Chine.
Musique -- Industrie -- Chine.
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