DIGITAL GOODS AND DIGITAL COMMODITIES

Topicality. The digitalization process of all spheres the economic life society is gaining a greater scope. concept commodity as main category production was also affected by digitalization: some old products gained digital form, but new appeared well that did not exist at before start process. Therefore, study these phenomena becomes especially relevant.Aim and tasks. To substantiate definition commodities from perspective science methodology. Develop classification based on their durability.Materials Methods. paper offers conceptual view commodities, studying essence features fundamental perspective. uses scientific developments classical marginalist theory such concepts “commodities” “goods”.Research results. proposes to separate information, information good, concepts. Information something can be encoded in form bitstring. good useful has use-value allows this consumed. A an exists price. considers characteristics goods, whether they have same properties public goods treated researchers argued it. Digital only if copies are which incorrect. elaborates durability criteria for classifying ability preserve exchange-value.Conclusion. defines commodities. Arguments offered goods. differences between determined, according criterion proposed.