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Digital music and online sharing: software piracy 2.0?

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Considering the similarities and unique characteristics of online file sharing and software piracy.

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              cover image Communications of the ACM
              Communications of the ACM  Volume 46, Issue 7
              A game experience in every application
              July 2003
              129 pages
              ISSN:0001-0782
              EISSN:1557-7317
              DOI:10.1145/792704
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