But is it a waste? The export of American values through their media is an incredibly powerful tool. Ignoring their goals and values, which I disagree with, the tactics and strategy make complete logical sense.
There is a reason that military agencies get to edit scripts before they allow the use of their resources in movies and it's not because they're stupid people.
>The export of American values through their media is an incredibly powerful tool.
If American made media is such a powerful tool you think American tax payer dollars would go to something like Mega maximizing distribution of American values through this media, rather than spending (tax payer) money to limit the distribution of said American values.
True, if America had the same propaganda goals but a much more socialist attitude. As it is, one of those values is that the people who own this media should be incredibly rich. And those rich people should have more of a say over what is allowed, and they love copyright - the longer the term and the more violent the enforcement the better.
There is a reason that military agencies get to edit scripts before they allow the use of their resources in movies and it's not because they're stupid people.