It used to be quite common for people to learn Russian (or German earlier) for the purpose of accessing content (mostly scientific works) that they otherwise wo

It used to be quite common for people to learn Russian (or German earlier) for the purpose of accessing content (mostly scientific works) that they otherwise wouldn't have access to. There is also a huge community of people that translate pirated foreign works into English which wouldn't otherwise be available to a US audience. Hell, in my past I pirated a significant number of foreign works and their translations but they are much more readily available these days in the States so I don't have to. There is a big difference between failing to facilitate (not making a translation) and actively preventing participation. Your import example to avoid piracy is not a great example because they DRM and or geolock those physical copies as well to prevent exactly what your solution is. The only legal recourse to access that media would be to travel to the country of origin and consume it "on site."