I wonder how much it has to do with the ability to slap copy-protections on dvds, however weak they are. It has to be a factor to stick a dick in the ass of their cadre of vhs-owners and inevitably lose access to that segment of potential-buyers. Companies don't like to give up business, even if it's a diminishing customer-base.
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"She has no waist, no arse...an interesting face...but all we are really worshipping is two bags of silicone"

Martin Amis "honoring" katie price with a character bearing some of her traits