Copyright holders either get paid a few sheckles per view with an unknown number of viewers, or a big lump sum wad of cash for an exclusive unlimited contract.
Exclusivity contracts can benefit the copyright holder in the former model by locking customers into a higher sheckle perview deal, or in the later model it can be used by the provider to gain customers.
Really though, when the Grinch Cartoon is only available on Comcast during Christmas you just pirate it for the first time in 10 years.
Exclusivity contracts can benefit the copyright holder in the former model by locking customers into a higher sheckle perview deal, or in the later model it can be used by the provider to gain customers.
Really though, when the Grinch Cartoon is only available on Comcast during Christmas you just pirate it for the first time in 10 years.