Meaning of pigopoly | Babel Free

Definitions

A cartel of greedy, overcharging businesses, specifically the entertainment industry.

derogatory, informal

Examples

“It is no more than a tie between the players in the Two-Party Pigopoly* of our government. ¶ […] ¶ *term courtesy of The Register⟳ […]”

“That's actually quite encouraging; it shows that no matter⟳ how much they try⟳, pigopolies like⟳ the MPAA can't stop⟳ technology with legislation.”

“I think⟳ it is one thing to not have⟳ DRM built in in the first place⟳, and keep⟳ your board⟳ from being being massacred by the pigopoly, but quite another to have⟳ built-in DRM and not implemet it.”

“[…] a lot of smaller ISPs were getting their feed⟳ from a certain pigopoly company that had decided to save⟳ money and unplug a heap of their storage units & sell⟳ them off.”

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