Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016)
by coldtea on Saturday July 16, 2022 @07:16AM
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>I don't know about that; the corporations certainly think they won, but I'm more inclined to believe they already killed the golden goose. There's no money in top-40 payola; the time to the grocery store soundtrack has never been shorter
They don't care. They do "hollistic deals", and sell Billie Eilish merchandize and Taylor Swift dog collars and barf bags. Music is just a byproduct of the whole thing...
Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016)
by mbg721 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @07:24AM
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Sure, but they're only doing that because they're desperate and have no other ideas. They'd make way more money if they had a monolithic gaggle of 18-35 fans, and they don't.
They don't care. They do "hollistic deals", and sell Billie Eilish merchandize and Taylor Swift dog collars and barf bags. Music is just a byproduct of the whole thing...