Scenarios about 'Patent Trust'
A legal arrangement where multiple patent holders combine their intellectual property rights under centralized management to control market access and technological development. Patent trusts were particularly influential during the late 19th and early 20th centuries when corporations used them to establish monopolistic control over emerging industries like telecommunications, electricity, and manufacturing. In alternate history scenarios, different patent trust formations or regulations could dramatically alter technological development paths and corporate power structures.
What If Hollywood Remained in New York Instead of Moving to California?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the American film industry maintained its roots in New York rather than relocating to Southern California, fundamentally altering the development of cinema and American cultural influence.