39.6 You mean that Blockbuster doesn't get special versions of videos?
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This article is from the Sex Movies FAQ, by director@gti.net (The Director) with numerous contributions by others.
39.6 You mean that Blockbuster doesn't get special versions of videos?
I can think of exactly ONE video of which BB has an exclusive
edition - a Barbra Streisand concert video. The BB version of this
video has one EXTRA song. More stuff, not less. As a result,
Blockbuster, the tape's distributor, and Streisand herself have all
been sued by a smaller video chain, and although there was
discussion of the suit being raised to class-action status, it was
recently dismissed in Federal court.
At the beginning of this, I pointed out that Blockbuster has a
policy of not stocking unrated features. A couple or so years ago,
Champagne Video, a mom 'n pop single-store operation in New York,
had a Blockbuster open up across the street from them. One would
think that would spell the end for Champagne Video, but Champagne
is still open for business, and Blockbuster has closed up shop.
The single stated reason for this was that Champagne rented adult
videos and Blockbuster didn't.
Bottom line - Blockbuster has clout - tremendous clout. What BB
wants, BB gets - and they don't even have to ask.
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