Creative industries and informal economies: Lessons from Nollywood

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-354

  Lobato, Ramon ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copyright; Film distribution; Film policy; Intellectual property; Media regulation; Nigerian video; Piracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954584161     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877910369971     Document Type: Article

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