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[–] TechnicalCreative@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Basically, Sony owns a patent that forces you to say the brand name during a commercial break to end said commercial.. it’s from 2019, and it understandably stirred up some controversy back then.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Important context is that companies often just patent shit in case one day it's valuable. Yes IP is stupid, yes capitalism is evil.