weegee, are you bored today?
Somewhat, but I do find this excerpt to be relevant.
The industry bemoans the lack of sales (while making the bulk of their revenue from old recordings that should've lapsed into the public domain decades ago).
They gripe about how hometaping and downloading are killing the industry.
Here are people who for more than 20 years have been altering the works (and there have been FR threads lambasting those who alter movies by removing some language and other content) and although admitly illegal in this context, the record companies (major companies) are looking the other way.
20 years ago, they merely looked the other way. Now they partner with the bootleg producers and violate signed contracts to do so.