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When did Hollywood become more powerful than a major political party? I wonder how they managed to persuade them to take it down..

mjn 14y ago
I would guess it's not purely Hollywood. There are a lot of copyright-maximalist companies with ties across the political spectrum, some of whom the GOP probably is worried about antagonizing, even if Hollywood itself is mostly irrelevant to them. Republican-aligned examples that come to mind are the Rupert Murdoch empire (Murdoch is so copyright-maximalist he even thinks Google News should be considered copyright infringement) and the country music industry. Disney seems to be donating mainly to Republicans in recent years as well, though some Googling suggests some of that may relate to local resort-business politics (they've been lobbying against casinos in Florida).
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nacs 14y ago
Money. Everyone and everything has a price.
betterunix 14y ago
Well, let's put it this way: former senator Chris Dodd, speaking as the chief of the MPAA, basically said that Hollywood expects to see certain policies enacted in exchange for all the money they donate to politicians (he was referring to SOPA). If you need to ask how the companies who give Americans their moral lessons and who keep Americans distracted, the companies whose depiction of American life became a symbol of hope for oppressed Soviet citizens, the companies who help enforce the notion that there are only two parties to choose from could possibly be more powerful than any one party...
jobu 14y ago
I would argue that Disney alone is more powerful than either political party. It's pretty well known that the copyright extensions have happened in such a way as to keep the movie Steamboat Willie (and therefore Mikey Mouse) under copyright. http://www.tomwbell.com/images/(C)Term&MMCurve.gif http://www.tomwbell.com/images/(C)Term&MMCurve.gif
guscost 14y ago
The election is over. Just saying.

mjn 14y ago

I would guess it's not purely Hollywood. There are a lot of copyright-maximalist companies with ties across the political spectrum, some of whom the GOP probably is worried about antagonizing, even if Hollywood itself is mostly irrelevant to them. Republican-aligned examples that come to mind are the Rupert Murdoch empire (Murdoch is so copyright-maximalist he even thinks Google News should be considered copyright infringement) and the country music industry. Disney seems to be donating mainly to Republicans in recent years as well, though some Googling suggests some of that may relate to local resort-business politics (they've been lobbying against casinos in Florida).

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nacs 14y ago

Money. Everyone and everything has a price.

betterunix 14y ago

Well, let's put it this way: former senator Chris Dodd, speaking as the chief of the MPAA, basically said that Hollywood expects to see certain policies enacted in exchange for all the money they donate to politicians (he was referring to SOPA). If you need to ask how the companies who give Americans their moral lessons and who keep Americans distracted, the companies whose depiction of American life became a symbol of hope for oppressed Soviet citizens, the companies who help enforce the notion that there are only two parties to choose from could possibly be more powerful than any one party...

jobu 14y ago

I would argue that Disney alone is more powerful than either political party. It's pretty well known that the copyright extensions have happened in such a way as to keep the movie Steamboat Willie (and therefore Mikey Mouse) under copyright. http://www.tomwbell.com/images/(C)Term&MMCurve.gif http://www.tomwbell.com/images/(C)Term&MMCurve.gif

guscost 14y ago

The election is over. Just saying.