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Sony introduces the Betamax as the first VCR technology in the early 1970's,
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Sony v Universal begins in the Supreme Court
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Video stores are introduced and begin to become popular in the early 1980's; VHS is in its inception.
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Eight years later, the Supreme Court rules in favor of Sony over Universal. Ghostbusters is released in theaters on June 8th and later on VHS and Betamax :)
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Movie rentals surpass box office earnings; VHS destroys Beta as the preferred VCR format.
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DVD's are first introduced in the mid-1990's.
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Cable and sattelite providers begin to offer InDemand or VOD programming.
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High Definition DVD's are offered in two different formats: Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.
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YouTube is formed from Google Video.
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Warner Brothers chooses to distribute their movies on Blu-Ray instaed of HD-DVD, thus making the HD-DVD obsolete.
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Video On Demand services like Hulu and Netflix begin to gain momentum.