But that has nothing to do with the development, maintenance, or enforcement of the standards, since the corporations have no involvement in any of the standards, and are probably opposed to their existence at all.
It's a great counterexample to "corporate money and influence are required to develop, maintain, and enforce standards", because it shows that it sprang up on its own in the absence of money and has persisted for decades.
To see the actual standards, you can search for "standard" on https://defacto2.net/search/file
There's a free book that covers that topic:
https://punctumbooks.com/titles/warez-the-infrastructure-and...