At the recent WTO negotiation (free trade thing) in Quatar, american delegation wanted to see unregulated the domain of entertainment, including music and books (!). Many countries were expected to bring a strong opposition, including Canada and France, among others, who tries to protect their culture in different ways (laws, subvention, etc.). The point of the american delagation was that there's a disctinction between entertainment and fine arts (dance, opera, theater...).
In other words: it is art when there's no money to make with it.
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