This paper studies the impact of software piracy in a two-sidedmarket setting. Software platforms attract developers and users to maximize their profits. The equilibrium price structure is affected by piracy: license fees to developers are higher with more software protection but the impact on user prices is ambiguous. A conflict between platforms and software developers over software protectio...

Nowadays, piracy as one of crimes at sea has formed in different ways compared to the historical counterparts. On past, act consisted first approaching ship, then fighting it, and finally seizing it before escaping another vessel. Meanwhile, recent times, more sophisticated kinds are launching their assaults with help cutting-edge technology. However, due UNCLOS's restricted definition piracy, ...

Website-blocking browser extensions are tools that users can install in their web browsers to block access certain websites or content. This extension is a tool be installed on restrict the like social media platforms, piracy websites, online fraudulent risk gambling and unsafe users. Users temporarily media, piracy, other dangerous with this extension. A website blocking designed help limit ex...

Organizations and monitoring agencies continue to express concern over software piracy because of the ethical, legal and financial implications of noncompliance. This study focuses on how software license noncompliance is actually a factor in software piracy. Many organizations use a variety of software tools distributed over their workforce and tracking license compliance for turnover, upgrade...

Both legal and illegal forms of digital music consumption continue to evolve with wider adoption of subscription streaming services. With this paper, we aim to extend theory on digital music piracy by showing that the rising controversy and diminishing acceptance of illegal forms of consumption call for new theoretical components and interactions. We introduce a model that integrates insights f...

Modern microelectronics life-cycle and supply chain ecosystem bring multiple untrusted entities, which can compromise their integrity. A major integrity issue of stems from piracy intellectual properties (IP) counterfeiting, causes significant revenue loss to the semiconductor manufacturers. Further, these components often lead compromised functionality, reliability, security, safety an electro...

Various hardware security concerns, such as Trojans and IP piracy, have sparked studies in the field employing alternatives to CMOS chips. Spintronic devices are among most-promising for applications that need low power consumption, non-volatility, ease of integration with silicon substrates. This article looked at how can be made more secure by utilizing special features spintronics devices. S...

The availability of digital distribution channels for media content has raised several important questions for marketers, notably whether the use of digital distribution channels will significantly cannibalize physical sales and whether legitimate digital distribution channels will be able to dissuade consumers from using (illegitimate) digital piracy channels. We address these two questions us...