La réponse graduée de l’Hadopi a-t-elle eu des effets sur le piratage de musique et de films ?. Une étude empirique des pratiques de consommation en ligne

This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Hadopi (a French antipiracy agency) in reducing piracy of music and movies, and in promoting legal consumption.?We conjecture that Hadopi may have three potential effects, namely informational or educational effects (i.e. better awareness of Internet users about illicit practices) ; deterrent effects (i.e. increased monitoring of illegal distribution channels) ; and incentive effects (i.e. promotion of legal channels).?Using survey data from a representative sample of French Internet users, we find that Hadopi had differentiated impacts on music and films and series consumption patterns.?Our results show evidence of deterrent and information effects in the case of music while information and incentive effects tend to be more prevalent in the case of films and series. Classification JEL : K42, L82, O34.