> streamable via the web with proper copy protection That won't fly with me. If I'm paying for content, I expect to be able to make backups and put it on any d

> streamable via the web with proper copy protection That won't fly with me. If I'm paying for content, I expect to be able to make backups and put it on any device I want/need. Again, proposing paid solutions that are harder and more inconvenient than free is just not feasible. You can argue the ethics all day long; but economically, no way. On the other hand, a large proportion of people will pay for a subscription rather than per-view. That won't work for me or a lot of other users, but something like e.g. Spotify is definitely the music industry's best bet for now. If, as you say, these kinds of solutions won't fly with the big content companies, they're just not going to survive in the long run.