The United States Department of Justice, having heard of this potential rule change, wrote a letter to the Academy in March 2019, cautioning them that placing additional restrictions on films that originate from streaming media services without proper justification could raise anti-trust concerns against the Academy.
ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs, hˌævɪŋ hˈɜːd ʌv ðɪs pətˈɛnʃəl ɹˈuːl tʃˈeɪndʒ, ɹˈoʊt ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, kˈɔːʃənɪŋ ðˌɛm ðæt plˈeɪsɪŋ ɐdˈɪʃənəl ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃənz ˌɔn fˈɪlmz ðæt ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪt fɹʌm stɹˈiːmɪŋ mˈiːdiːə sˈɜːvɪsᵻz wɪðˌaʊt pɹˈɑːpɚ dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən kʊd ɹˈeɪz ˈæntaɪtɹˈʌst kənsˈɜːnz ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi.