#3 is the only problematic portion, but it serves a logistical one. Most new music upon release is ripped and uploaded via 3rd parties. Since YouTube is the only delivery platform that allows anybody to upload, they need the creators to deliver first to help ensure proper monetization and accurate statistics/insights.

To answer your question, the practice began with the industrial revolution and the subsequent development of time-work as a commodity. Unscrupulous factory owners would (if they even had a clock in the building) often use wonky clocks to pay workers less; eventually workers bought watches.

I feel like they already sell this at 7-11

It's a shitty practice, but it really falls down to the fact that copyright and licensing laws differ greatly around the world. An unfortunate relic of the pre-global entertainment industry.

The show kind of falls apart on the storyline/writing/editing/lack of chemistry between actors. the most interesting aspect of the show is the near-future tech. And the biggest disappointment is how they started the season with a top, WOC scientist and then suddenly midseason turned her into a hysterical idiot.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe mama Togane kept Shisui in play. And as far as changing the rules—(and again i could be wrong) the society was still recovering from the riots in s1, and an increasing number of people were using medications to maintain their hue. An artificially maintained hue may not, and…

Convincing anyone that their home is an awful place to live is an exercise in futility.

or at least Hood Billionaire

I think he has a good sense of humor about the whole thing though

It should be noted that these knives are actually wombo.

Perhaps I missed it, but what's with the main characters all wearing Louboutins?

In instances like this, someone is buying a specific print of a specific edition. That doesn't prevent the artist, who is the copyright holder of the image, from reprinting or reproducing the image, and therefore allows the image copyright to be licensed or sold. This sort of idea applies to, as far as I know, all…

The takeaway from this isn't that Taylor Swift isnt making enough money—if catalog streaming of a pop megastar only brings in 500k, how is any independent artist ever going to make enough money to sustain themselves and their career. And don't say live shows