It's certainly not good news for Sony because sales are already declining across the industry.
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The furor could give Sony a black eye, potentially costing the company millions of dollars. They're making consumers apprehensive, ... They're concerned that they're buying something that makes their computer crash. This affects all the labels. The average consumer doesn't know it's just Sony, so they become reluctant to buy CDs.
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Until six months ago, it appeared the Internet brokers were on the periphery.
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Ultimately, contextual ads will be the way to make most money. I'm old enough to remember when 'Maverick' was a popular program so companies will hit me with ads germane to my demographic.
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The problems facing Hollywood regarding legitimate downloads are in some ways the same ones the music industry has faced. Unfortunately, the movie industry obviously hasn't learned from the mistakes made by the music business. Rather than launch with an all-you-can-eat offering -- the approach the industry's free competitors are winning with -- Hollywood is moving too cautiously and weighing down the few titles it makes available with too many hooks and time restrictions. The initial usage rules are pretty restrictive, ... A good reason for downloading a movie is to take it on a business trip. The 24-hour limitation makes that a problem.
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Since the market has, for the last 10 years, been steadily trending toward digital media, this has worked towards the advantage of Apple.
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