I think that any impact will be seen more in the sales dollars than the actually number of copies sold. Add to this the netflixian environment and then end result should have been anticipated.
Only Hollywood can complain about the influence of DVD rentals and legit downloads on the decline of DVD sales. If they want sales, stop allowing licensing of rentals and downloads. Then, and only then, can you blame piracy for the decline.
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I think that any impact will be seen more in the sales dollars than the actually number of copies sold. Add to this the netflixian environment and then end result should have been anticipated.
Only Hollywood can complain about the influence of DVD rentals and legit downloads on the decline of DVD sales. If they want sales, stop allowing licensing of rentals and downloads. Then, and only then, can you blame piracy for the decline.