Indeed streeming is the way to go. Rental places have already lost the battle, this is the only way to stay alive for them.
In fact, the competition is not only between the rentals and the download, but between the theater and the download.
I must admit that i do download almost anything i watch, so do most of my friend. Why? Because i am unable to get the content home, while paying for it. I refuse the go to a theater (and pay more in parking fees than for admittance) and i refuse to watch commercials on tv, every 6 minutes for 4 minutes.
In Europe (Netherlands) there is no hulu.com or wahtever to get the content delivered while paying for the royaltees. Everyone with some common sence knows that illegal downloading will kill the music and movie industrie in the end. So, industry, give us the opportunity to consume like we want to, and pay for it.
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Indeed streeming is the way to go. Rental places have already lost the battle, this is the only way to stay alive for them. In fact, the competition is not only between the rentals and the download, but between the theater and the download. I must admit that i do download almost anything i watch, so do most of my friend. Why? Because i am unable to get the content home, while paying for it. I refuse the go to a theater (and pay more in parking fees than for admittance) and i refuse to watch commercials on tv, every 6 minutes for 4 minutes. In Europe (Netherlands) there is no hulu.com or wahtever to get the content delivered while paying for the royaltees. Everyone with some common sence knows that illegal downloading will kill the music and movie industrie in the end. So, industry, give us the opportunity to consume like we want to, and pay for it.