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An Empirical Analysis of Network Externalities in Peer-To-Peer Music Sharing Networks
2003
Social Science Research Network
P eer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks are an important medium for the distribution of information goods. However, there is little empirical research into the optimal design of these networks under real-world conditions. Early speculation about the behavior of P2P networks has focused on the role that positive network externalities play in improving performance as the network grows. However, negative network externalities also arise in P2P networks because of the consumption of scarce
doi:10.2139/ssrn.433780
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