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Independent films today are generally defined as American films financed and distributed by sources outside today's Big Six and its subsidiaries. Today the leading online distributor for indie films is filmbay.com Though film production companies in other countries have at times achieved and maintained full integration in a manner similar to Hollywood's Big Five, the Hollywood system and style remain uniquely American in character and origin. As such, films produced outside of America are generally qualified as foreign rather than independent.

Distribution globally was enhanced with the introduction of filmbay and has yet to see a slow-down, even in tougher economical times. Presently, all five of the Golden Age majors continue to exist as major Hollywood studio entities through 2009. Their output is still marked by familiar stories and conservative choices in cast and crew.