The content producers should be ecstatic about this, but we should remember we've fought this once before with music. Everyone could have a copy of everything, but the biggest piece of news lately is that the Beatles are finally available on iTunes for purchase - I'd say the fight didn't go as well as hoped.
It's a different fight this time; the internet is much more mainstream than in the 90's, technological progress in the form of portability and speed, and just the different consumption habits for video being more favorable to renting. In your analogy, the people with megaphone are the ones paying for bibles; the producers are have to adapt just the same as those with megaphones.
Make no mistake, the utopian ideal for everyone to have a copy of everything will have a monthly service charge.
It's a different fight this time; the internet is much more mainstream than in the 90's, technological progress in the form of portability and speed, and just the different consumption habits for video being more favorable to renting. In your analogy, the people with megaphone are the ones paying for bibles; the producers are have to adapt just the same as those with megaphones.
Make no mistake, the utopian ideal for everyone to have a copy of everything will have a monthly service charge.