Contesting the digital economy and culture: Digital technologies and the transformation of popular music in Korea

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-506

  Lee, Jung yup ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital economy and culture; Intermediation; Korean music industry; Media technology; Popular music; Social networking services

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450097630     PISSN: 14649373     EISSN: 14698447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649370903166143     Document Type: Article

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