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Originally Posted by Atticus
I think TV and the advanced technology in home entertainment have a lot more to do with Hollywood's declining revenue then piracy.
We're in the Golden era of TV. Not only in the number of channels but the quality of programming. Almost every pay channel and some basic cable channels have awesome shows (MadMen, Breaking Bad, Homeland, Newsroom, Boardwalk, House of Cards etc etc).
Netflix and Hulu allows you to watch old movies and binge watch old shows. Personally I'd rather watch 3 episodes of Homeland versus go to the theater and catch the Interview.
Back in '99 you didn't have a 75" HD TV and surround sound in your living room. Whats more attractive? Paying $50 for you and the wife to go to the theater and get popcorn/drinks and then have to deal with all of the dip shits talking, texting, feet kicking your seat. Or wait 4 months, pay $3 and stream the movie to your big screen, sit on your couch, drink beer and pause it when you have to take a piss?
On top of that the main demo for Hollywood is teenage boys. Always has been. Now those teenage boys are too busy playing Call of Duty or GTA online with their friends.
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I agree fully that there are many reason for their decline in revenue including all of those that you have listed. Not to mention the internet in general. A person could (an many do) spend hours just browsing random sites, watching cat videos and looking at memes. There is a lot more competition.
Which, to me, makes piracy that much more of a big deal. They are already struggling to attract customers/viewers, when they lose some to piracy it hurts that much more.