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14. Hollywood came into being to evade Edison's patents

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 12:02 PM

Dec 2011

The film industry started on the East Coast -- but fled West to evade Edison's reach. So Hollywood as we know it wouldn't have existed except as a patent-avoidance scheme.

Which makes it particularly ironic that they're now posing as the champions of intellectual property rights.

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The Death of Intellectual Property [View all] JCMach1 Dec 2011 OP

The big problem with US laws about intellectual property aletier_v Dec 2011 #1

they are trying to protect their middle man status ejpoeta Dec 2011 #4

Not many stars on youtube aletier_v Dec 2011 #5

Ray William Johnson JCMach1 Dec 2011 #7

Also, even setting aside technology for a minute... JCMach1 Dec 2011 #3

I have long said that Are_grits_groceries Dec 2011 #6

Prisoners of history, slaves to the future The2ndWheel Dec 2011 #8

It's a really good question. Lionessa Dec 2011 #9

Food for thought. PETRUS Dec 2011 #10

I think the historic model was good, but now is unsustainable. NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #11

Hollywood came into being to evade Edison's patents starroute Dec 2011 #14

But would they be able to profit from their creativity? mythology Dec 2011 #13

I've never been a fan of the "profit" motive. CanSocDem Dec 2011 #15