Just like Microsoft, eh Vulcan?
I do not recall anyone shoving entertainment down my throat. Last time I checked, I had the choice to buy it or not to buy it. If I like it, I buy it, if I don't I don't.
Where do you live that you are being forced to purchase entertainment?
If you do not like the business practices (speaking in general now), then vote with your wallet. Seems pretty simple to me. Of course, we all know people do not have enough gumption to actually follow through with that.
If you steal it, then all you are doing is saying you want it, but you do not want to pay for it and do not have enough strength of character to walk away from it.
Oh no, you want others to fix it for you, but in the meantime you will rant and rave so as to make you position appear to be legitimate.
The human capacity for rationalizing thier personal actions is simply amazing.
I'll never begrudge a company making a buck. I do not consider slamming Microsoft for the gouging on what they deliver either, even though the product has far too many problems.
When it comes to my entertainment dollar, I find a lot of value in my DVD purchases. Apparently, so do many others, which insures a good flow of the product. making it possible to see many films on DVD, which may not have been considered before. Indeed, many older film classics are being brought to market completely restored. Big bucks to do that, but I am glad to see it and gladly pay for it.