Appropriation versus inspiration and the original “Hound Dog”
Marketplace Morning Report
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4.5 • 927 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2025
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” was a hit when released in 1956. But the original was recorded several years earlier by Big Mama Thornton. Today, we’ll hear learn about the economics behind recording and some of the Black artists who inspired the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. But first: Your Temu, Shein and Amazon packages might be delayed. After new tariffs by the Trump administration, USPS says it’s suspending package acceptance from China and Hong Kong.
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| 0:00.0 | As President Trump pressures China, the U.S. Postal Service will for now stop shipping many online shopping packages from China. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles. Shoppers waiting for their purchases from Temu, Sheean, and other Chinese e-commerce outlets may have a wait on their hands. |
| 0:19.0 | That's after the U.S. Postal Service said it's |
| 0:22.0 | suspending package deliveries from that country. The move comes a day after President Trump |
| 0:26.2 | applied new tariffs on Chinese goods and removed what could soon become a big phrase in the |
| 0:31.7 | culture. The de minimis exemption from Chinese shipments. Marketplace's Nova Saffo is here to |
| 0:37.3 | explain. Yeah, David, I'm glad you had to pronounce that. The de minimis exemption from Chinese shipments. Marketplaces Nova Safo is here to explain. |
| 0:38.2 | Yeah, David, I'm glad you had to pronounce that. The de minimis exception is a big reason why those |
| 0:43.0 | online outlets can sell stuff for dirt cheap prices. It allows shipments valued at less than |
| 0:47.9 | $800 to sail through into the U.S. without tariffs. So Tamu, Sheehan, and others would just |
| 0:53.9 | ship stuff over directly from China after people purchase them online, keeping their cost down. Well, President Trump got rid of the exemption for Chinese imports. Now the Postal Service says it is temporarily suspending international package acceptance from China and Hong Kong. No timeline, the notice, which was only two sentences, David, just says the suspension is until further notice. |
| 1:14.2 | Now, we embrace the practical on this program, Nova. What does this mean for Americans who order from these sites? |
| 1:20.4 | Well, in the immediate term, you can likely expect disruptions if you've got packages on the way, but it's hard to say what the impact will ultimately be because of |
| 1:27.8 | several factors. One, Xi and T. Mu and others, including sellers on Amazon, David, can also ship |
| 1:32.8 | via other partial services. Also, the Chinese companies have already been working to reduce their |
| 1:37.6 | reliance on the de minimis exception. For example, they've built out warehouses in the U.S. |
| 1:43.5 | so they can bulk ship through regular channels. |
| 1:46.1 | All these things, though, and the recent disruptions could mean that prices could rise. |
| 1:50.3 | Perhaps the days of the $10 shopping bag, handbag, David, are near an end. |
| 1:55.5 | Of course, I can pronounce de minimis Nova. |
| 1:57.2 | I took Latin. |
| 1:58.3 | Novosopho, thank you. |
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