Whether you see that or not, the market is not addressed, whether because of fear of doing something first or simply backward thinking mentality of lawyers and others in that mostly legacy industry.
I.e. instead of selling video DRM-free, they are losing sales to piracy which provides these DRM-free options already. Smarter execs would have started competing by providing legal DRM-free buying options. Whether it's recent blockbusters or old classics is irrelevant. The issue applies to both equally.
The reason GOG started with classics when addressing these execs, is to have easier time overcoming common stereotypes and fears. Not because DRM-free is only relevant for classics. What they discovered is that even with classics, the backwards thinking is too entrenched there.
I.e. instead of selling video DRM-free, they are losing sales to piracy which provides these DRM-free options already. Smarter execs would have started competing by providing legal DRM-free buying options. Whether it's recent blockbusters or old classics is irrelevant. The issue applies to both equally.
The reason GOG started with classics when addressing these execs, is to have easier time overcoming common stereotypes and fears. Not because DRM-free is only relevant for classics. What they discovered is that even with classics, the backwards thinking is too entrenched there.