In a modern world, why are digital products still locked by region/country?
In: Economics
Sometimes the distributor only has the rights to distribute a particular product in a certain region. So to ensure they abide by their license they will lock out their product for those in other regions.
If you’re only allowed to stream a movie online in the US, the company who bought the streaming rights in China is going to be upset if Chinese customers could use your American site to stream it instead.
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