It's extremely important to recognize that piracy is only a workaround for the consumer side. The consolidation of media production undoubtedly also changes wha

It's extremely important to recognize that piracy is only a workaround for the consumer side. The consolidation of media production undoubtedly also changes what media gets produced. The types & style of content produced in each era of 'Hollywood' is incredibly influenced by who held power in the content creation process. At several points the studios had the upper hand which meant that actors would only appear in a single studio's films. When more regulation freed actors from those types of contracts then celebrity actors were the major selling point. And for a while individual directors had a lot of power including final cut privileges which is why older in the 80s often had a theatrical release and a directors cut. It seems that overall we are moving back towards studio control as single companies once again control production and distribution. For the most part this has worked out OK since most of these companies (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) were actually competing with the 'legacy' studios. However, now that major consolidation has taken place including the growth of Disney, etc; we are likely to see the industry and content itself shift to meet their interests. You can already see that, outside of small players and foreign sources, most studios focus on single annual big budget films marketed to an international audience (read: US & China). Just look at the top 20 films from 2015 vs 1995 vs 1985. [2015] https://www.imdb.com/list/ls073655785/ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls073655785/ [1995] https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057887703/ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057887703/ [1985] https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057991323/ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057991323/