Lockable media storage container

A lockable media storage container system comprising:

• a media storage container having a base and a lid;
• the lid movable between open and closed positions;
• the media storage container defining a lock reception cavity;
• a lock adapted to fit within the lock reception cavity;
• the lock movable between locked and unlocked positions;
• the lock including first and second locking fingers;
• the first locking finger disposed in an opening defined by the lid and the second locking finger disposed in an opening defined by the base to lock the lid in the closed position;
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• each of the openings defined by the lid and the base being at least partially defined by a locking ledge and an unlocking ramp;
• the lock finger engaging the locking ledge when the lock is in the locked position.

A method for protecting and selling an item of recorded media comprising the steps of:

• displaying an item of recorded media at a store in a lockable media storage container having a storage container that holds the item of recorded media and a lock that moves between locked and unlocked positions;
• the locked position of the lock preventing the storage container from being opened;
• moving the lock to the unlocked position without removing the lock from the container when a consumer purchases the item of recorded media;
• and
• allowing the consumer to depart the store with the lockable media storage container with the lock in the unlocked position.