In 1930s, Music Defense League launched a campaign against recorded sound in movie and live theaters, claiming that numerous musicians would lose their jobs if "canned music" was preferred over live recordings. smithsonianmag.com Submitted by Profanion t3_1016uc4 on January 2, 2023 at 7:46 AM in history 199 comments 4,094
ARedLemming t1_j2o6lzm wrote on January 2, 2023 at 8:01 PM What a double standard regarding their position on music in films. They were keen to exploit a medium that put actors out of work (according to their logic) yet protested when the same process was applied to them. Permalink 1
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