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> they have one of the most powerful industries siding against them, with nearly unlimited funding The music industry through RIAA are aggressive and may be pu
by tveita 6y ago
> they have one of the most powerful industries siding against them, with nearly unlimited funding
The music industry through RIAA are aggressive and may be punching above their weight class in litigation and lobbying, but remember that they are not really that large in the grand scheme of things. Certainly not in the class of juggernauts like oil, medicine etc.
https://www.riaa.com/reportcat/sales-revenue/ https://www.riaa.com/reportcat/sales-revenue/ says the US music industry had $11.1 billion in revenue for 2019, a fraction of many large tech companies.
- brokenmachine 6y agoAlthough this is fact is probably correct, and is mildly interesting, it has no relevance here because $11.1 billion is certainly a hell of a lot more than youtube-dl has to fight them in court.