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Posted by Jeff Rife on 07/13/06 02:10
Derek Janssen (ejanss@nospam.comcast.net) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> > My main problem is when titles sit in my queue for
> > months labled "very long wait", but mostly that's because I'm down to
> > renting titles they seem to only have one copy of (and I think they
> > must have lost 'Billie Holiday: Lady Day Sings the Blues').
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> Either that, or the studio acquisition negotiations (what, you thought
> they just ran down to Best Buy and *bought* them?)
They did basically do this at first, but then when they became a success,
the studios stepped in and pretty much strong-armed them into signing
revenue-sharing deals for cheaper acquisition prices. Netflix probably
makes more money this way, but they are now totally under the control
of the studios for product.
--
Jeff Rife | "You may find this strange, but I think body
| piercing is a good thing. It gives us a
| quick way to tell that people ain't right,
| just by lookin' at 'em."
| -- Hank Hill, "King of the Hill"
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