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Isn't this common knowledge? All the big companies got their start either through theft or copyright infringement.
by bobsmooth 2y ago
Isn't this common knowledge? All the big companies got their start either through theft or copyright infringement.
- Sabinus 2y agoIt's even a pattern in normal business. Crime families or individuals will acquire enough capital from crime to go (mostly) legit and then they transfer to running normal business. Short term high risk to get the seed money, then long term traditional business income and stability.
- bobloblaw22 2y ago[flagged]
- b3lvedere 2y agoThe Mafia model?
- lurk2 2y agoQuite common in Mexico and South America more broadly. It's quite typical that a middle-aged rancher or corrupt police officer sees an opportunity to make some extra money, scales it, and then finds himself at the center of a criminal enterprise with so much money that he ends up going back into legitimate business. Hospitality and agriculture (specifically tree fruits like avocado) are the big ones in Mexico. In Colombia it's emerald mining, pharmaceuticals, and ranching.
- reaperman 2y agoCrunchyroll was first launched as an anime pirating site, and even received venture capital funding while it still allowed uploads of unlicensed content to the site.