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2020 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol'y 481 (2020)
Netflix, Disney+, & a Decision of Paramount Importance

handle is hein.journals/jltp2020 and id is 493 raw text is: NETFLIX, DISNEY+, & A DECISION OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE Dawson Oler* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .........................................................................................4 8 1 II. B ackground .........................................................................................483 A. The Golden Age and the Fall of Hollywood's Studio System.483 B. Post-Paramount Film Industry.....................................................485 C. A New Player ..............................................................................486 D. Paramount Decrees Repealed ......................................................489 E. Covid-19 Infects Hollywood .......................................................491 III. A n aly sis...............................................................................................4 92 A. Is Netflix a Movie Studio?...........................................................492 B. Paramount Decrees Repealed, and the Justice Department's Reasoning ....................................................................................495 C. Consequences ..............................................................................498 1. Block-Booking ......................................................................498 2. Resale Price Maintenance......................................................500 3. Harm to Independent Distributors ...................501 IV. Recommendation ................................................................................503 V. Conclusion ..........................................................................................506 I. INTRODUCTION Movies: They sure don't make them how they used to. In an excellent scene from the 2019 Quentin Tarantino film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, the character Cliff Booth (played by Brad Pitt) drives on the famous Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, * J.D. Candidate, University of Illinois College of Law Class of 2021. First, I would like to thank everyone involved in the publication process for JLTP for giving me an opportunity to explore an area of the law in which I am passionate. I would like to thank my wife, Jessey Oler, along with the rest of my family and loved ones for their constant and unwavering support. I would like to thank Dr. Jared S. Colton for always pushing me to dig deeper and think bigger in every aspect of my academic studies. Finally, I would like to thank Professor Nicola Faith Sharpe of the College of Law for her assistance and feedback on this article, especially during such chaotic circumstances. 481

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