Comments on: Korea halves local movie showings http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7735 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7735/comment-page-1#comment-32569 Reader's Write Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:27:56 +0000 #comment-32569 "Our ultimate goal is global domination and unimpeded profits for our films and filmed entertainment. We will usurp any government who's policies confilict with these goals by any means necessary, legal or otherwise..." “Our ultimate goal is global domination and unimpeded profits for our films and filmed entertainment. We will usurp any government who’s policies confilict with these goals by any means necessary, legal or otherwise…”

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7735/comment-page-1#comment-32557 Reader's Write Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:23:44 +0000 #comment-32557 Many countries have had laws like this, including Canada and France - home-country quotas on cultural productions, and on things like food in some cases i think. U.S. reps in trade organization have tried to get them repealed as "protectionism". Of course this U.s. opposition is based on a profit motive and requires viewing the movies, etc. as purely economic goods. But the reason the laws are enacted is not purely economic. Rather, it is a concern about the home-country culture being overwhlemed by the American influence. Similar motives in the UK's resistance to economic union with the EU. I agree, it is worthwhile to preserve culture instead of letting it be all homogenized to the american version - which is obviously less than ideal. Many countries have had laws like this, including Canada and France – home-country quotas on cultural productions, and on things like food in some cases i think. U.S. reps in trade organization have tried to get them repealed as “protectionism”.

Of course this U.s. opposition is based on a profit motive and requires viewing the movies, etc. as purely economic goods. But the reason the laws are enacted is not purely economic. Rather, it is a concern about the home-country culture being overwhlemed by the American influence.

Similar motives in the UK’s resistance to economic union with the EU. I agree, it is worthwhile to preserve culture instead of letting it be all homogenized to the american version – which is obviously less than ideal.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7735/comment-page-1#comment-32543 Reader's Write Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:09:52 +0000 #comment-32543 I ment the part about having to show movies made in the nation 40% of the time I ment the part about having to show movies made in the nation 40% of the time

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7735/comment-page-1#comment-32542 Reader's Write Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:09:25 +0000 #comment-32542 damn, sounds good Canada should implement this! damn, sounds good Canada should implement this!

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