I think your metaphor doesn’t hold up as well when Roseanne gets added to the equation. That is very much niche media. Infact a lot of harmful and extreme content seems to thrive in niche media without the backing of corporate media.
I think your metaphor doesn’t hold up as well when Roseanne gets added to the equation. That is very much niche media. Infact a lot of harmful and extreme content seems to thrive in niche media without the backing of corporate media.
I kinda get what you are saying but a more apt analogy would be comparing the media to the drug dealers and manufacturers rather than the drug war.
However much is fair to lay on the media, the people that make up the audience for those two are more to blame. The media wouldn’t give Kanye and Roseanne the time of day if they didn’t each have eager audiences.
which almost always means its illegal since ripping your own discs is mostly piracy too, legally speaking
Is this actually the case?
It wouldn’t be free market then.
I think you would be surprised how many people would not only understand but also engage in the same activity.