> The […] tried to achieve artificial scarcity for profit. All scammers?

Yeah, I don’t really see a difference between scamming and certain types of rent seeking. So many things could fit in the blank there, not just the entertainment industry.

If:

  - you’re not creating value
  - you’re exploiting the value someone else has created
  - you’re engaging in anticompetitive, anticonsumer behavior
  - etc.

You’re rent seeking and the only reason we’re don’t use the word “scammer” is because the concentration of wealth of the western world is built on rent seeking behavior.