Netflix's Download Plans Go To The Bottom Of Its Queue
from the sisyphus dept
Netflix says it's shelved indefinitely its plans for movie downloads because it was having trouble getting licensing agreements from movie studios -- which is exactly the problem we pointed out more than a year ago. Any new service that relies on convincing the entertainment industry that some new technology will help them make money rather than letting people "steal" their content faces an uphill battle. Wonder what's going on with the Netflix-TiVo movies-on-demand service?
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They want to much for movies anyways. You should be able to buy the movie for as little as it costs to rent it.
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