Copyright Damages and Statistics |
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Authors: | Robert L. Basmann Daniel J. Slottje |
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Affiliation: | 1Department of Economics, Binghamton University, Vestal, New York 13850, USA.;2Department of Economics, SMU, Dallas, TX 75275, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper discusses the statistical issues that arise in conducting an economic damages analysis in the context of a litigation matter involving copyrights. Calculating damages in copyright cases turns out to be a natural application for econometric modelling methods. Surprisingly, elementary statistical issues can be a source of significant debate between the experts in such matters. In this paper, we present a case study and illustrate how issues such as interpretation of p -values and what "rejection of the null hypothesis" really "means" in such matters. |
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Keywords: | Copyrights Economic damages p-values |
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