The problem with Netflix, to me, is that relying on it means that I restrict myself to their very limited selection.<p>The only place I know where I can reliably find copies of high-quality cinema is a private torrent tracker... and some public libraries, but I don&#x27;t own a DVD unit (and don&#x27;t want one).<p>Sure, there might be some legal way to gain semi-convenient access to the library of cinematic culture, but I don&#x27;t know about it. It&#x27;s kind of tragic.<p>Like, people seriously claim Netflix as some sort of alternative to pirate copying... and I go into the Swedish Netflix and search for &quot;Bergman&quot; and get one result: <i>Casablanca</i>.<p>iTunes&#x27;s selection is wider, but still, I search for &quot;Tarkovsky&quot; and there&#x27;s zilch. &quot;Ozu&quot;, nothing. &quot;Renoir&quot;, nah. Oh, they do have one Murnau, the newly restored Nosferatu. No Eisenstein, Dreyer, or Godard. And so on.<p>Of course it&#x27;s all because of copyright restrictions and maybe a lack of projected profits from these art films. That&#x27;s exactly the point. Pirate copying is a way for people to share this material without being restricted by such tedious limitations.