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I think that's a pretty difficult argument to make. Why can Disney do this, but Amazon can't. Why can Netflix do this, but Amazon can't. Why can ViacomCBS do it

I think that's a pretty difficult argument to make. Why can Disney do this, but Amazon can't. Why can Netflix do this, but Amazon can't. Why can ViacomCBS do it with Paramount+ but Amaozn can't? Almost the entire history of content production has involved vertical integration.

selfhoster11 5y ago
Disney absolutely shouldn't have been allowed to get as big as it has now. Their weight in the industry is so great that they bend the space-time of copyright laws to fit their agenda.
kaesar14 5y ago
None of those other acquisitions should’ve been allowed either
kalleboo 5y ago
> Almost the entire history of content production has involved vertical integration Indeed, history repeats itself. Once all content is locked into silos, we may find ourselves here again: The 1948 Paramount Decision was a landmark United States Supreme Court antitrust case that decided the fate of film studios owning their own theatres and holding exclusivity rights on which theatres would show their movies. It would also change the way Hollywood movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited. The Supreme Court affirmed (a District Court's ruling) in this case that the existing distribution scheme was in violation of United States antitrust law, which prohibits certain exclusive dealing arrangements. Paramount Pictures Inc. was forced to split into two companies: the film company Paramount Pictures Corp. and the theater chain (United Paramount Theaters) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pic....
- thatguy0900 5y ago
  I genuinely can't imagine the government doing something like this today
  - littlecranky67 5y ago
    Why not? My hopes (as a European) are that the US will split up the large FAANGs to restore a fair and working market again. The US had several split ups forced by antitrust regulations in the past (Standard Oil, AT&T) and I sincerely hope they go back to this kind of market intervention policy.
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Gelob 5y ago
Netflix paved their own way. They didn't just buy up some company

selfhoster11 5y ago

Disney absolutely shouldn't have been allowed to get as big as it has now. Their weight in the industry is so great that they bend the space-time of copyright laws to fit their agenda.

kaesar14 5y ago

None of those other acquisitions should’ve been allowed either

kalleboo 5y ago

> Almost the entire history of content production has involved vertical integration Indeed, history repeats itself. Once all content is locked into silos, we may find ourselves here again: The 1948 Paramount Decision was a landmark United States Supreme Court antitrust case that decided the fate of film studios owning their own theatres and holding exclusivity rights on which theatres would show their movies. It would also change the way Hollywood movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited. The Supreme Court affirmed (a District Court's ruling) in this case that the existing distribution scheme was in violation of United States antitrust law, which prohibits certain exclusive dealing arrangements. Paramount Pictures Inc. was forced to split into two companies: the film company Paramount Pictures Corp. and the theater chain (United Paramount Theaters) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pic....

thatguy0900 5y ago
I genuinely can't imagine the government doing something like this today
- littlecranky67 5y ago
  Why not? My hopes (as a European) are that the US will split up the large FAANGs to restore a fair and working market again. The US had several split ups forced by antitrust regulations in the past (Standard Oil, AT&T) and I sincerely hope they go back to this kind of market intervention policy.

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Gelob 5y ago

Netflix paved their own way. They didn't just buy up some company