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We've funded lots of startups and we hardly ever see cases where they're crushed by big companies. The biggest exception is music. But though the record label
by pg 18y ago
We've funded lots of startups and we hardly ever see cases where they're crushed by big companies. The biggest exception is music. But though the record labels have certainly captured congress, their lawsuits tend to destroy startups before government regulation does.
- miked 18y ago>> But though the record labels have certainly captured congress... And not just Congress: http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/76701/ http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/76701/ >> their lawsuits tend to destroy startups before government regulation does. In the broad sense, this is government regulation as well, but with the laws being written to transfer the regulatory function from the Executive branch to the Judicial branch.
- cabalamat 18y agoTheir lawsuits are only able to destroy startups because government regulations (i.e. laws) let them. So this is government regulation at one remove.