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jacobbudin

> Please, movie people, let me pay for this.

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ICSVLPA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/12-years-a-slave/id7403669...

And many others: http://www.foxdigitalhd.com/12-years-a-slave

Sony could not have made it any easier to get this film into your living room.

(Regardless, I don't think media companies have an obligation to make their content available to anyone, anywhere.)

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"Amazon Instant Video (formerly Amazon Video On Demand and LoveFilm Instant) is an Internet video on demand service offered by Amazon in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan."

iTunes: I don't see renting option.

Fox Digital: "United States Brazil Mexico Canada Italia Australia Deutschland Belgium Holland United Kingdom España France"

ARRRR!

I was outsourced to Eastern Europe for a project and moved my iTunes account too, because it was a bother to send money to the old VISA card.

I have seldom felt so stupid (+) as I did the next time I looked at the empty iTunes store... :-)

(+) Cough, without alcohol being involved.

To add to your "ARRRR!", it is available for rent from iTunes in the US.

Thanks, I watched Harry Potter on iTunes too. Great point.

iTunes has won! I guess I will be watching it this weekend :)

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