"Kristin A. Ruhle" wrote:
> ..well not so much the Internet or telcos but television, cable television
> and radio broadcasting
>
> DISNEY IS EVIL!!!!
<snicker> then you would love reading
http://www.public.asu.edu/~dkarjala/publicdomain/Vanpelt-s99.html
> Disney is again attempting to bully cable systems into
> carrying their extra channels "or your can't have ABC!" The people hurt in
> these battles are the CONSUMERS.
but, golly, they get all those 'extra' channels! think of all that
freedom of choice (for a reasonable price, after all Mr. Eisner does
need pocket money.)
> Media companies create dangerous
> concentrations of power by acquiring ech other and they HOLD THE CONSUMER
> HOSTAGE!
<image of Disney thugs breaking down doors at 3 am....>
> IF you live in PHiladelphia or Chicago, how about holding a
> bonfire of DIsney merchandise in protest against the EVIL MOUSE EMPIRE?!!!
but - see above link - The Mouse may not even be theirs....
> Disney should be foreced to divest itself of ABC. This would prevent them
> from using it as a bargaining chip and cluttering up cable dials with
> channels people may not want! (Not only Disney Channel.)
that might be a useful interim approach. in the long run i would
want to work for a law (or result) that owning the pipes does not
provide control over what goes through the pipes - and that you can
only be obligated to pay for what is actually 'used'.
> And while we are at it, bring back the rules against one corporation
> owning too many radio stations!
there are a number of ways that 'too many' could be defined - and a
variety of benefits/drawbacks to each definition. certainly a lot of
community input is needed into defining 'too many'.....
> ANybody notice how they all sound the same?
i wouldn't say they all sound the same, but the styles available in
a particular market do tend to be limited to variations of A, B, C,
or D..... and the public interest is a lot broader than that - even
if your goal is 'market share'.
cheers,
christopher
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