Are You Still Watching? An Argument to Reconsider the Paramount Decrees and Include Streaming Video on Demand Companies Under Its Protections.

This Article explores the history of Hollywood and the regulations the industry and its executives were forced to follow. Such regulations, specifically those established through the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. (i.e., The Paramount Decrees), were rooted in Anti-Trust laws. The United States Department of Justice sought to end the near monopolistic reign of major film studios in Hollywood. Recently, the Decrees have been terminated. However, with streaming services gaining similar control over the industry, the decision to end the control of the Decrees should be reconsidered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]