A major difference now is that USA imperial power is on the decline. It will no longer be able to bully other countries into accepting its copyright laws.
History doesn't repeat but it sure rhymes.
History doesn't repeat but it sure rhymes.
Also USA Hegemony starts with the Dollar. That is already starting to crumble amid developing economies' shift to other currencies for settlements.
Russia, India, China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia etc are all ditching the dollar for trade. They all keep dollars in reserve for trading,but now that they are ditching it, Those dollars aren't needed and will return to America causing inflation or some other crisis. https://www.barrons.com/news/china-brazil-strike-deal-to-dit...
Then you have follow on effects such Saudi's decision to cut oil. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/03/1167824124/saudi-arabia-oil-p...