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By Jaybus on 6/4/2012 2:23:04 PM , Rating: 2
Yes. If the studios could get past their piracy fears, they would sell directly to the public via streaming. They haven't yet figured out that it is better to sell 100 million viewings at $1 each than 10 million at $5 each. Not only that, but they are only getting $4 of the $5, because Comcast or Apple or somebody is getting their cut.

The pirates can't afford to stream movies to millions of people, so stop worrying about them already. Nobody is going to go looking for a pirated copy if they can get it streamed to them directly from the studio for a $1 or two with just a few keystrokes. The piracy is a direct result of overcharging.

Quite frankly, they put out a lot of content I wouldn't watch if they gave it away. I paid $5 to watch Red Tails, and I really want my money back.

