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by Analemma_ 3347 days ago
The problem is, it's not clear which ones those are. Regulations don't come with labels saying "this is industry-sponsored to protect incumbents", and reasonable people can disagree on whether a barrier-promoting regulation has legitimate reasons.
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Sure, there may be some fuzziness here, but there is one clear outlier that should be noted: the 1998 ruling [1] against web radio was a huge one that benefited broadcasters at the expense of online stations.

I'm sure others could get similar things for other markets, but this one was a complete give-away.

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/business/panel-s-ruling-on...