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This has some similarities but differs in that wrt movies and books, the original is still intact. Also, for the most part none of this is being done due to la
by nebulous1 3y ago
This has some similarities but differs in that wrt movies and books, the original is still intact.
Also, for the most part none of this is being done due to law, but rather because the owner of the content wants to sell more of it and thinks this is the way to do it. Looked at like that, it's hard to see how you can stop it occurring.
- AbrahamParangi 3y agoI don’t think these moves are generally profit motivated vs motivated by true believers or people who see a way to enhance their own power within the decision making process. The main reason I don’t think it’s profit motivated is that you see the exact same sort of culturally imperialist neo-Victorianism in entities without a profit motive like the ACLU or state govt.