Trump tariffs: US president says foreign movies may be hit with 100% levies
www.bbc.com
The president blamed foreign-made movies for the American film industry's "very fast death".

He blamed a “concerted effort” by other countries that offer incentives to attract filmmakers and studios, which he described as a “National Security threat”.

“WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick responded to the announcement, saying “We’re on it”.

This is an actual thing. I figured it was made up, but no, Trump is serious. :)

  • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    26 days ago

    Free trade agreements are also about patents, copyright, and other IP enforcement. Trump making a trade war means that at some point we could see random people trying sell coca cola with the logo or even just the real coca cola out of a third shift without recourse for corporate.

    I wonder how that concept might play out with foreign media in the US. Could mean piracy without VPN and such.