[basch]

Buying the rights to old movies is quite a bit different than buying patents or businesses.

In the movie case, nobody else can distribute the old movie. In the patent or business case youve prevented future business, competition, invention. Owning an old movie doesnt prevent somebody from making a new movie about something different.

Where do you draw the line on how many stories a company can own before they have "enough and cant buy or make more." If Disney can make new movies, how is it any different to buy an existing one?

[HappySweeney]

You can't really make Instagram these days. Well you can, but it won't have any users.

[lotsofpulp]

Is TikTok not an Instagram competitor?

[HappySweeney]

That's a good point I overlooked, though I always saw TikTok as a Twitter-without-text, or non-ephemeral Snapchat, your point stands regardless.