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Evaluating the Effects of Protectionism on the Film Industry: A Case Study Analysis of Korea
This chapter assesses whether Korean film policies have been instrumental for the success of the Korean film industry . The major finding of this...
Wrestling with or Embracing Digitization in the Music Industry: The Contrasting Business Strategies of J-pop and K-pop
Digitization has significantly changed the process for producing and consuming music: from analogue to digital, albums to songs, possess to...
The True Impact of Shorter and Longer Copyright Durations: From Authors’ Earnings to Cultural Creativity and Diversity
In the mainstream, there has been a strong advocacy to prolong copyright duration. This makes it an important task to rigorously examine if...
The Success of K-pop. How Big and Why So Fast?
Over the past decade, a specific form of Korean popular music—K-pop—has enjoyed huge success around the world. Previous explanations have mostly...