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From: olivier@austin.ibm.com (Olivier Cremel)
Subject: Re: American movies abroad [was Re: International Language.
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Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 01:59:47 GMT
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References: <D28A3v.1o3u@austin.ibm.com> <1995Jan12.081935.27907@midway.uchicago.edu> <D2D07J.4sD@spss.com> <1995Jan14.183417.5937@midway.uchicago.edu> <3fa7rb$15g@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>
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In article <3fa7rb$15g@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>, etg10@cl.cam.ac.uk (Edmund Grimley-Evans) writes:
> If you have a situation in which the cost of a developing a product
> (e.g. making a film) is far greater than the cost of producing it (e.g.
> showing a film), and if it is only possible to offer a limited range to
> the consumer (e.g. limited number of cinemas and TV channels), then
> the market will inevitably end up by being dominated not by the "best"
> products in any intuitive sense of the word but by the products produced
> by those best positioned to dominate the market. It's just yet another
> case of "free market competition" not being in the best interests of
> people.

I couldn't have said it better.

In fact it's evolving towards a "trust"-like situation, we just need to
find the right anti-trust law.
-- 
Olivier.
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