pigopoly

English

Etymology

Blend of pig +‎ monopoly

Noun

pigopoly (plural pigopolies)

1. (informal, derogatory) A cartel of greedy, overcharging businesses, specifically the entertainment industry.
   • 2002 February 1, "Ayn R Keey" (username), "Re: Democrat National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe does not hold office", in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh and other newsgroups, Usenet:

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

   • 2003 November 19, Tacit, “Re: Screen capture from DVD”, in comp.graphics.apps.photoshop‎^[1] (Usenet):

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

   • 2005 February 21, news, “Re: Mac OS X and the Cell Processor: A Marriage Made in Heaven?”, in comp.sys.mac.advocacy‎^[2] (Usenet):

     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.

   • 2006 November 7, Data Banks, “Re: a quick semi-OT question”, in alt.games.the-sims‎^[3] (Usenet):

     […] 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.

Derived terms

• pigopolist