The Netflix Backlash: Why Hollywood Fears a Content Monopoly

Hollywood is just getting it's comeuppance, just like cable and taxis, for trying to remain 20+ years in the past. Seems like they should be worried less about a monopoly and more about becoming bloated and obsolete. Cry me a river, Hollywood. You lagged behind in technology and overcharged people on mostly garbage content laced with lots of advertising. Bet you're real pissed that a few newcomers have better digital products, are cheaper, and produce far better content than you do.

Hollywood has had so SO SO many chances over the years to have Netflix's business: streaming content to customers under reasonable terms.

If Hollywood took all past energy spent on DRM, lobbying, finding ways to limit user's rights, and suing customers, they might not be in the situation they're in now.

The word “Hollywood” itself refers to a monopoly. This article reads like a status quo that is accustomed to power and resistant to sharing it.

I am surprised that the article didn't once mention the lack of advertisements on Netflix. The are inherently selling a different product than television by not having ads

TV shows (though calling them that may itself now be an anachronism) have become a commodity. Netflix, HBO now, Amazon Prime video... these are the future. This is the destruction of the middle man monopoly in the form of the cable provider. A new monopoly based on more cheaply and effectively providing consumers with content they want will fall (assuming it does come about) just as easily as it was made if price gouging and lack luster content take hold. Consumer choice, not Hollywood relationships, are the new drivers of success. Adapt or die.