Comment Re:Double standards - axis 2 (Score 1) 358
If we turn it around in along another axis, we see dumping abroad and cultural protectionism at home
The US is upset that people are making copies of movies and they aren't getting paid; people are pirating so much US media because there's so much of it and so little that's indigenous; the lack of indigenous production is in large part the result of the US 'cultural export' practices: for example, dumping TV shows and movies in places like the 3rd world.
"You want Miami Vice? Or do you want some shitty local cable production? What's that gonna cost you - $100k? I"ll give you Miami Vice for $10k!"
(Break even in Region 1; make a profit in Region 2; the other regions are gravy: you don't get much, but you secure the markets from local competition.)
This tactic is similar to the one the Japanese used to secure the market for their TVs: over-charge for them domestically, which allows you to dump them under cost everywhere else.
US cultural protectionism at home: is that early 90s(?) ban on Canadian musicians still in place in the US?
The US was concerned about being over-run by Canadian musicians. No new Canadian bands touring the US. I suppose they were taking jobs away from good, red-blooded American boys and girls.
If the US corporation (administration) is concerned about protecting it's cultural industries from Canada, you can imagine the level of fear they must have about people all over the world using today's digital media to express themselves - as individuals, businesses (like Al Jazera, for example), and nations. People might choose *not* to watch 'Miami Vice' after all. This kind of situation could erupt into independent thought, democracy, environmentalism, labour laws, and other impediments to trade.
Better start dumping 'Lost' - quick.
The US is upset that people are making copies of movies and they aren't getting paid; people are pirating so much US media because there's so much of it and so little that's indigenous; the lack of indigenous production is in large part the result of the US 'cultural export' practices: for example, dumping TV shows and movies in places like the 3rd world.
"You want Miami Vice? Or do you want some shitty local cable production? What's that gonna cost you - $100k? I"ll give you Miami Vice for $10k!"
(Break even in Region 1; make a profit in Region 2; the other regions are gravy: you don't get much, but you secure the markets from local competition.)
This tactic is similar to the one the Japanese used to secure the market for their TVs: over-charge for them domestically, which allows you to dump them under cost everywhere else.
US cultural protectionism at home: is that early 90s(?) ban on Canadian musicians still in place in the US?
The US was concerned about being over-run by Canadian musicians. No new Canadian bands touring the US. I suppose they were taking jobs away from good, red-blooded American boys and girls.
If the US corporation (administration) is concerned about protecting it's cultural industries from Canada, you can imagine the level of fear they must have about people all over the world using today's digital media to express themselves - as individuals, businesses (like Al Jazera, for example), and nations. People might choose *not* to watch 'Miami Vice' after all. This kind of situation could erupt into independent thought, democracy, environmentalism, labour laws, and other impediments to trade.
Better start dumping 'Lost' - quick.
