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Harmonizing IPRs on Software Piracy: Empirics of Trajectories in Africa
African Governance and Development Institute
current efforts harmonizing standards enforcement iprs protection worldwide paper explores software piracy trajectories dynamics africa using battery estimation techniques ignore well integrate shortrun disturbances timedynamic fashion answer big questions policy makers likely ask harmonizing iprs regimes battle software piracy three main findings established 1 african countries low software piracy rates catchingup counterparts higher rates implying despite existing divergent iprs systems convergence piracy rate could genuine standardsetting platform 2 legal origins play significant role convergence process 3 genuine timeframe standardizing iprs laws fight piracy likely horizon 48 years words full 100 convergence within specified horizon mean enforcements iprs regimes without distinction nationality locality policy implications caveats discussed