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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Studios aren't allowed to buy specific movie theaters to force you to go to them to watch their movies. Same concept here.

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

Yet Disney found a pretty creative work around. But that might be a good idea that distribution and production should be separated entities - if well implemented well could solve the problem. Haven't thought about it.