Say goodbye to the video store, hello to the non-profit foundation | Ars Technica

Say goodbye to the video store, hello to the non-profit foundation | Ars Technica: "some of the norms of video stores will remain, particularly the rental model, but Scarecrow Project organizers Barr and Joel Fisher, who came to the project as store employees, see the rentals as a way to buoy a greater, brand-new mission of preservation and education."

Death of a salesman.

Netflix 'fast lanes' make it a net neutrality hypocrite, FCC commissioner says | VentureBeat | Media | by Mark Sullivan

Netflix 'fast lanes' make it a net neutrality hypocrite, FCC commissioner says | VentureBeat | Media | by Mark Sullivan: "Federal Communications Commissioner Ajit Pai sent a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings today suggesting that while Netflix advocates loudly for network neutrality and openness, the video giant has taken steps to create some Internet ‘fast lanes’ of its own."

A proprietary compression standard is probably about reducing piracy of streams.