Locked Out: Regional Restrictions in Digital Entertainment Culture

by Evan Elkins

Book Overview

A rare insight into how industry practices like regional restrictions have shaped global media culture in the digital era

"This content is not available in your country." At some point, most media consumers around the world have run into a message like this. Whether trying to watch a DVD purchased during a vacation abroad, play an imported Japanese video game, or listen to a Spotify library while traveling, we are constantly reminded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147987387X
• ISBN13: 9781479873876
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"