Its more of a spectrum but pre-internet, if you wanted to watch a movie you had to rent the VHS or order it somehow. You had to buy a book in a bookstore. Each

Its more of a spectrum but pre-internet, if you wanted to watch a movie you had to rent the VHS or order it somehow. You had to buy a book in a bookstore. Each limiting your range of exposure (you had magazines, papers, and peers which each were very important). On top of that, piracy took little amount of time and effort, and legal distribution eventually went to compete.