Intellectual Property, Competition, and Information Technology

@article{citeulike:2794520, abstract = {Professor Varian's overview analyzes a variety of competitive strategies used by high-tech companies. These strategies - such as personalized pricing, lock-in, and the adoption of uniform compatibility standards to fuel bandwagon effects - often rely on intellectual property, typically copyrights or patents. Since Professor Varian does not explore this issue at length, we complement his work by focusing on it.}, author = {Farrell, Joseph and Shapiro, C. A. R. L. }, citeulike-article-id = {2794520}, journal = {Social Science Research Network Working Paper Series}, keywords = {competition, cost-effective-range, diffusion, institution-design, ipr, patent-pool, standards}, month = {March}, posted-at = {2008-05-13 12:06:46}, priority = {3}, title = {Intellectual Property, Competition, and Information Technology}, url = {http://ssrn.com/abstract=527782}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2794520 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2794520 TI - Intellectual Property, Competition, and Information Technology JF - Social Science Research Network Working Paper Series N2 - Professor Varian's overview analyzes a variety of competitive strategies used by high-tech companies. These strategies - such as personalized pricing, lock-in, and the adoption of uniform compatibility standards to fuel bandwagon effects - often rely on intellectual property, typically copyrights or patents. Since Professor Varian does not explore this issue at length, we complement his work by focusing on it. KW - competition KW - cost-effective-range KW - diffusion KW - institution-design KW - ipr KW - patent-pool KW - standards AU - Farrell, Joseph AU - Shapiro, CARL PY - 2004/March// UR - http://ssrn.com/abstract=527782 ER -