User:Tepples/Replacements for piracy

The entertainment industry has tried to provide lawful replacements for infringing download and streaming sites. These include sale of a durable copy of a video on DVD or Blu-ray Disc, a time-limited or permanent license to view a video through a video on demand (VOD) provider, or its inclusion in an all-you-can-eat VOD subscription service such as Netflix. But the industry's efforts have failed in a few key edge cases. As of November 2017, three different specialized search engines show that the following works remain legally unavailable in the United States:


 * Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987 animated film)
 * WhereToWatch.com's work page has a summary but no poster or viewing choices.
 * CanIStream.it's search result lists only an unrelated 1973 film titled Emperor of the North.
 * GoWatchIt.com's work page states that the film "is not available now."


 * Song of the South (1946 live action and animated film)
 * WhereToWatch.com's work page has a summary and poster but no viewing choices.
 * CanIStream.it's search result quickly eliminates "Instant Streaming", "Streaming Rental", "Digital Purchase", and "DVD/Bluray", leaving "On Cable by Xfinity" with a throbber that does not resolve after over 60 seconds.
 * GoWatchIt.com's work page states that the film "is not available now."


 * Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, the English-language dub of Les mondes engloutis (animated TV series)
 * WhereToWatch.com's work page has a summary and a poster (under the French title), as well as summaries of each of the two seasons.
 * Season 1, Digital Streaming: "This season is not available."
 * Season 1, DVD & Blu-Ray: "This season is not available."
 * Season 2, Digital Streaming: "This season is not available."
 * Season 2, DVD & Blu-Ray: "This season is not available."
 * CanIStream.it's search result links to a work page with "Availability" buttons for each episode. Activating each "Availability" button produces "On Cable by Xfinity" with a stuck throbber.
 * GoWatchIt.com's work page states that the series "is not available now."

What can somebody who wishes to lawfully watch a movie or TV series do to encourage its publisher to make it available other than adding them to his queue on GoWatchIt.com?