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The Last Best Video Store in America

Nathan Grady | Posted 04.08.2013 | DC
Read More: Video Rental, Vhs, Betamax, Video-Americain, DC News
Nathan Grady

FADE IN: Groundhog day. Saturday before Super bowl XLVII. The vintage picture postcard Main Street in Takoma Park, Md., the most liberal enclave subur...

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Our TV Overlords Command: Watch Our Commercials or Else!

Art Brodsky | Posted 06.03.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Copyright Infringement, Television, Commercials, Remote Control, Tivo, Skipping Commercials, Replay Tv, Betamax, Entertainment News
Art Brodsky

Does this sound familiar? Of course it does. It's the identical argument, even to the word, that the networks have been making for years. Watch what we want you to watch or we'll be destroyed.

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The e-Book Wars: Is Pornography Next?

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: William Lynch, Kindle, Sony Reader, E-Books, Plastic Logic, Blackberry, Steve Haber, Vhs, Porn, Dvd, Pornography, Amazon.com, Sony, Barnes & Noble, HD DVD, B&N.com, Book Sellers, Public Libraries, Audible.com, Blu-Ray, Iphone, Sony Betamax, Epub, Betamax, Media News
Tom Alderman

With their proprietary software for Kindle readers only, Amazon has adapted a "we-win, you-lose," VHS vs. Betamax business model.

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