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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by mullingitover on Sunday July 11, 2021 @02:48PM (#27803567)
This is kind of apples and oranges though. The MPAA is more of a lobbying organization, it isn't an agreement between firms about how they will compete (or not compete) in the marketplace
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by eurasiantiger on Monday July 12, 2021 @01:32AM (#27807362)
HDCP is absolutely a byproduct of abusing a quasi-natural monopoly.
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by CRConrad on Sunday July 11, 2021 @06:00PM (#27804807)
Isn't it pretty much an agreement that they'll compete" (i.e. not compete) by all implementing basically the same shitty DRM?
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by mullingitover on Monday July 12, 2021 @03:06PM (#27813797)
A group of competitors agreeing on a standard isn't the same thing as collusion, though. There are all kinds of industry competitors that use common standards. Not defending the DRM, but that alone isn't collusion.
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by hulitu on Monday July 12, 2021 @04:27PM (#27814682)
The European court of justice would like to have a word with you. See recent VW and BMW fine.
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