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Re: Entertainment Industry a Monopoly How is the entertainment industry a monopoly? With the internet, today anyone can start up a media company and distribute content!
The real monopolies are the cable companies, who engage in anticompetitive behavior and then whine about having to pay their fair share. |
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Mr Matt
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|  Right, after paying the creators fees for distributing their copyrighted works, if they will allow you to. The copyright gives the creator a monopoly. Media companies must pay the creator whatever they want to charge to distribute their works. |
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| said by Mr Matt: Right, after paying the creators fees for distributing their copyrighted works, if they will allow you to. The copyright gives the creator a monopoly. Media companies must pay the creator whatever they want to charge to distribute their works. That's like saying Ford has a monopoly because it's the only one that sells F150 pickup trucks, or Apple has a monopoly because it's the only ones that sell macs.
News flash!!! There are are other channels to watch on TV. If one is gone, pick up the remote and change the channel.
And in today's world of iTunes, netflix, hulu and others there are many many ways to get your favorite shows.
Besides, broadcast networks are freely available over the air. Rabbit ears to the rescue. |
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DrDrew
join:2009-01-28
Apple Valley, CA
kudos:5 | said by fifty nine:News flash!!! There are are other channels to watch on TV. If one is gone, pick up the remote and change the channel. Haven't you noticed when these broadcasters suddenly want to be paid and threaten channel removal??? Right when there is a program only that broadcaster has rights to and when they expect a large percentage of people want to watch is about to air.... Acadamy Awards, Superbowl, etc...
It severely limits the options to change the "channel" if that's the program you want. |
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1 edit | said by DrDrew:said by fifty nine:News flash!!! There are are other channels to watch on TV. If one is gone, pick up the remote and change the channel. Haven't you noticed when these broadcasters suddenly want to be paid and threaten channel removal??? Right when there is a program only that broadcaster has rights to and when they expect a large percentage of people want to watch is about to air.... Acadamy Awards, Superbowl, etc... It severely limits the options to change the "channel" if that's the program you want. Yeah but the Government shouldn't be regulating "wants." If it's a "need" that's another matter entirely.
For example, I want flash on my iPod/iPhone without jailbreaking it. Apple has a monopoly on those devices. Should the Government regulate Apple and tell them they have to put flash on the iPhone? |
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join:2006-03-08
Naples, FL
kudos:2 | reply to DrDrew
said by DrDrew:said by fifty nine:News flash!!! There are are other channels to watch on TV. If one is gone, pick up the remote and change the channel. Haven't you noticed when these broadcasters suddenly want to be paid and threaten channel removal??? Right when there is a program only that broadcaster has rights to and when they expect a large percentage of people want to watch is about to air.... Acadamy Awards, Superbowl, etc... These contract negotiations were ongoing long before the Oscars. As often happens, neither side will move toward resolution until it becomes extremely uncomfortable for one not to. |
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| In ABC's case, they were negotiating for two years and giving Cablevision the signal for free while Cablevision just kept stalling. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to DrDrew
Find another narcissism awards show or get a few tallboys and all football games are the same. |
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DrDrew
join:2009-01-28
Apple Valley, CA
kudos:5 | said by patcat88:Find another narcissism awards show or get a few tallboys and all football games are the same. Doesn't bother me, I don't watch sports or awards shows on TV. Most of the sports channels I have blocked on my Moxi so they don't even show up in the channel list.
I'll setup the DVR for my wife or mother-in-law but most of my interests I get online. |
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