# DOJ polietly tells oscars academy they cant ban netflis ,,,, **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-polietly-tells-oscars-academy-they-cant-ban-netflis/831991 "2019-04-03T18:41:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-polietly-tells-oscars-academy-they-cant-ban-netflis/831991/21 "2019-04-04T05:32:19Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > This is exactly what I would think. Does the DOJ also intend to take steps to break up the Academy into “Baby Academies” at some point? Tas it is, they’re in charge of Motion Picture Arts _and_ Motion Picture Sciences. No one group should have that much power. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-polietly-tells-oscars-academy-they-cant-ban-netflis/831991/22 "2019-04-04T14:48:16Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#): > > I’m sure there are plenty of studies showing that an Oscar win increases a films revenue(sorry I can’t link with this device). I’m also fairly certain that a number of these studies will have been endorsed or backed by the Academy. How accurate this link is I have no idea but I’m sure DOJ lawyers will have plenty of publicly available material to work with. I bet they can also find studies that spending money on marketing increases film revenue more than winning an Oscar does and certainly more then being nominated. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-polietly-tells-oscars-academy-they-cant-ban-netflis/831991/23 "2019-04-04T15:10:16Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#): > > I’m sure there are plenty of studies showing that an Oscar win increases a films revenue(sorry I can’t link with this device). I’m also fairly certain that a number of these studies will have been endorsed or backed by the Academy. How accurate this link is I have no idea but I’m sure DOJ lawyers will have plenty of publicly available material to work with. But antitrust law isn’t just about “things that increase revenue.” There’s more to it than that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-polietly-tells-oscars-academy-they-cant-ban-netflis/831991.md?page=1)