Strijkbout: I have the feeling, that in the near future Disney is going to own/run everything.
Sadly, I belong to the minority that doesn't like Disney.
ChainsawGenie: I believe that there will be a 'spiritual successor' to
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in theatres/on DVD/BluRay well before that happens. It will involve not only WB & Disney but many other studios/networks as well.
Without competition, there is no (real) innovation and no thinking, reasoning public (much less government) will allow that kind of monopoly to occur.
Pokemon Go( Away)! can only distract its players for so long...
Given the political movements and other companies forming monopolies, i imagine they would. The US government seems to be OK with one particular side slowly monopolizing everything (just look at the internet in the US: the same leftist companies are buying up everything).
That said, don't worry, that's what indie's for.
DreamedArtist: When everything goes digital and you cant own anything anymore we will look back to this and cherish everything we own that is physical like books and cards and movies and music cd's.
Books being one big thing for me.
ChainsawGenie: I have my doubts that *any* conglomerate will own everything without public resistance.
(Plus, who'd want the rights to my twisted fiction anyway?)
For all of their 'power', they cannot (truly) hide their atrocities forever and will lose whatever (legal, military) loyalty they've 'purchased' when & if they're revealed/exposed.
Rules (including copyright and fair use laws) were made for a reason and when (corporate/political) folly gives way to fact(s), unfair laws/regulations will be cleaned up.
It shouldn't only be the rich who survive (much less thrive).
*goes back to watching classic cartoons on various video sites*
Ah, this post reminded me of the time Microsoft was in charge of the US court system, suing DNS providers "ex parte," meaning they could sue people without the people getting sued even knowing they were being targeted with a law suit. Happened to no-ip, and it backfired. Yeah, and they still pretty much own the PC market.