The global dynamics of Indian media piracy: Export markets, playback media and the informal economy

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 699-717

  Athique, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital media; Globalization; Indian cinema; Intellectual property; Media piracy; Video

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749141572     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443708094016     Document Type: Article

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