Re:Amazon is reportedly negotiating to acquire MGM for about...
by vmception on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @11:11AM
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Many legislative opportunities just require shining a light on it.
Disney lobbied for copyright lengths and other protections because nobody else cared. And didn't ask for more over recent years because people cared.
You can do the same thing.
There are many neglected and unused regulations because markets never formed around them. Congress or a regulatory body thought they were doing something useful but werent.
Re:Amazon is reportedly negotiating to acquire MGM for about...
by vmception on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @01:19PM
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Right, you don't. I think people are overestimating the pushback they'll get from other lobbyists, and also overestimating the amounts that motivate elected officials.
Disney lobbied for copyright lengths and other protections because nobody else cared. And didn't ask for more over recent years because people cared.
You can do the same thing.
There are many neglected and unused regulations because markets never formed around them. Congress or a regulatory body thought they were doing something useful but werent.