I have a problem with the entitlement or even "right" to consume a product or service if you have other opinions on the conditions of such consumption.
I say it again, if you don't like the conditions, don't buy. If you don't like a product in the store because of its price, it's apparence, it's production environment, what you do it to use your buying power and market pressure to force alternatives. If those alternatives do not spring up, that probably means that a sufficient amount of people are fine with the conditions of the product or service for the business to disregard people like you.
Sure, but there's no (real) competition. They all behave the same. If I could buy movies with no copy protection, it would influence my decision a lot.
"If those alternatives do not spring up, that probably means that a sufficient amount of people are fine with the conditions of the product.."
Maybe. Or maybe people downloading "vents" enough of the frustration people have. Downloading are the alternatives, maybe the only alternatives.
I'm not doubting people download to "vent", but isn't that independent of the moralic discussion of whether someone should be entitled to download?
"..but isn't that independent of the moralic discussion.." Well, one could argue that since they refuse to make an alternative, people can resort to the only alternative there is.
So, there are some companies that do allow for the movies to be shared.
Oh, now here's a fun situation we find ourselves in. The movie company themselves openly encourage people to share the movie. Now people are sharing the movie. Are you going to pay for the movie as well, to encourage them to make more movies so that they can continue their share the movie practice? Hm...
We completely agree with the don't make me steal manifesto which explains the issue in European countries: http://www.dontmakemesteal.com/en/