Let's say that there are many wealthy buyers who can easily afford to buy a Porsche. However, Porsche sets up a dozen dealerships in remote corners of the dese

Let's say that there are many wealthy buyers who can easily afford to buy a Porsche. However, Porsche sets up a dozen dealerships in remote corners of the desert, each separated by miles of dirt road. Each dealership has a couple of models, but does not readily publish what you'll find at each dealership. If you manage to find the dealership carrying the Porsche you want, you have to use Western Union to wire transfer money to the company before you can take possession of the car. Finally, if the dealership you bought the car from goes out of business or loses their contract with Porsche, your car disappears overnight without notice. I can't afford to buy a Porsche, but I am both willing and able to buy content. However, I often spend 15-20 minutes looking at the various online outlets for a particular movie or television show, credit card in hand, and find that Amazon (or Ebay if it's out of print) is my only option. I know Hulu, Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon Instant would love to sell me that media - it's the content owners who prevent me from giving them money.