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Release windows

In Commentary on 10 December 2008 tagged , with 1 comment

Apparently movies are disappearing from iTunes and Netflix because of a licensing arrangement between movie studios and broadcasters called release windows. Basically, once a network (premium or otherwise) pays for exclusive rights to air a movie, they can demand that customers no longer be allowed to view it over the Internet.


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…And the modern-day version of horse-n-buggy makers put another nail in their own coffins.

Posted by bryan on 11 December 2008 @ 1pm

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