Digital Good
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A Digital Good is an intangible good that is a computer-processable item.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Free Digital Good to being a Priced Digital Good.
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- Example(s):
- an e-Book.
- an e-Song.
- an e-Show.
- a Video Game.
- a Virtual Good.
- Webinars, Video Tutorials, ...
- an Online Service, such as a Google Search.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Tangible Good.
- a Hardcover Book.
- a Smartphone.
- See: Use Tax, Digital, Machine-Processable Item, Digital Economy, Digital Data, Digital Media, e-Book, Music Download, Internet Radio, Internet Television, Streaming Media.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/digital_goods Retrieved:2020-9-24.
- Digital goods or e-goods are intangible goods that exist in digital form. Examples include this Wikipedia article; digital media, such as e-books, downloadable music, internet radio, internet television and streaming media; fonts, logos, photos and graphics; digital subscriptions; online ads (as purchased by the advertiser); internet coupons; electronic tickets; online casino tokens; electronically traded financial instruments; downloadable software (Digital Distribution) and mobile apps; cloud-based applications and online games; virtual goods used within the virtual economies of online games and communities; workbooks; worksheets; planners; e-learning (online courses); webinars, video tutorials, blog posts; cards; patterns; website themes; templates.
2016
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/10/24/google-and-facebook-contribute-zero-economic-value-thats-a-big-problem-for-trade
- QUOTE: That’s because key benchmarks including gross domestic product (GDP) historically ignore everything without a price. Because consumers do not pay for many information services … simply aren’t measured by standard economic tools. … Ignoring free goods may not have mattered much in the past, but today a growing range of crucial software and digital services are simply not being counted. … Although key agencies, including the Commerce Department and the U.S. Trade Representative, are deeply involved in negotiations involving digital goods, there is growing evidence that undercounting the value of these goods has created a blind spot in trade deals and enforcement.