The proposed system represents a twist in an ongoing debate over the future of "release windows, " the practiceof staggering the distributionof movies through different channels to maximize profits in each.
So although we should welcome openness and interaction we have to hope that new technologies will lead to changes in the distributionof power and not merely superficial changes to political practice, just as access to the network and mobile phones are starting to change business, education and forms of social engagement.