Originally Posted by Rochard

The entertainment industry has changed. At the end of the day the movie companies in Hollywood and the record companies are really nothing more than content companies - very similar to our industry.

In the past Hollywood ( I believe ) shared the profits with movie theatres, but they didn't share the profits with companies who create VHS tapes or DVDs - they had companies purchase them. Now.... With online they not only have to share the profit with Netflix, but also M$.

It sucks because if they had thought this out and embraced the Internet instead of bitching , fighting, and screaming about how they were getting ripped off.... They would be in a different spot right now where they can sell directly to their customers instead of having to share with movies or purchase DVDs from another company.