>>14473009Think of it this way:
Despite everything an indie can do, the most that they can ever accomplish on their own is being "A personal brand with high value." That means nothing to anyone in the industrial class; they only care about the value they can extract from that person via partnerships to utilize their brand.
But a company like Cover? They have something far more valuable: They have a "non-personal value generator." A group that makes profit and generates value in perpetuity, without relying on the personal brand of any one person. Even if they're idols or highly personality dependent for brand and monetization, they hold assets in a way that goes beyond a single person, and that asset has a value that cannot be generated by any other single person.
Brands do not give a single fuck if you are an individual. You are worthless to them, so they won't even waste the effort of going after you. But if you have a "non-personal asset" that they could potentially siphon into, suddenly you have the biggest possible target on you until you move to the "can afford extensive legal teams on retainer" class to act as a shield.
