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Of course, for their owners. It OBVIOUSLY reasonable to have three private corporations owning the majority of modern musical output... and they even have a li
by cannabis_sam 6y ago
Of course, for their owners.
It OBVIOUSLY reasonable to have three private corporations owning the majority of modern musical output... and they even have a little club where they discuss pricing! How quaint...
The outrageous thing is why the fuck we as a society defend these corporations, when they have a literal monopoly on what they’re selling, and the monopoly is guaranteed by the government of every western country
- dredmorbius 6y agoDurable cartels are effective and useful --- generally to at least their members and some class of politicians. Copyright / media cartels have long been closely affiliated with politics and politicians, of all stripes, and in the US of both parties. Media offers money, exposure, glamour and/or star power, spectacle, distraction, attention, and manipulation, all of interest to politicians. Much of recent copyright law, and the DMCA specifically, was largely driven by Democrats.