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from DeadNinja@lemmy.world to piracy@lemmy.ml on 29 Oct 2023 15:05
https://lemmy.world/post/7495252

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beta_tester@lemmy.ml on 29 Oct 2023 15:09 next collapse

What is the problem? Second, piracy is illegal.

Yes, that is the problem.

DrugsMcChrist@lemmy.ml on 29 Oct 2023 15:37 next collapse

I like how the article skims over the real reasons for the increase in piracy: fracturization of services means more expense for less of the content that I want, constantly raising prices (Hulu alone is $18 a month now) trying to force me onto ad supported plans, and there’s still ads all over everything anyway.

_lilith@lemmy.world on 29 Oct 2023 19:37 collapse

And then they follow that up with the implied threat that prices will continue to go up unless all those nasty pirates pay their fair share. As if it’s not just greed.

mrfriki@lemmy.world on 29 Oct 2023 15:38 next collapse

They never did left

entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org on 29 Oct 2023 16:58 collapse

Yeah, but a number of us re-awakened from our slumber

papabobolious@feddit.nu on 29 Oct 2023 16:11 next collapse

I’ll pay for convenience or a good service. When the legal option is more work than piracy that’s a problem. The entertainment industry at this point is kind of infamous for how late they are to adapt to changes. It took ages to accept streaming as a viable option, but they finally accepted it and found a way to make it terrible, too.

It’s not convenient when I can’t find what I want to watch, it’s not convenient when the show I am watching is suddenly gone from the streaming library. It’s not convenient when only a sequel to a movie is available for viewing.

Steam is a great example of how to make a great service that is actually convenient.

HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee on 29 Oct 2023 16:41 next collapse

First, it robs the creator of their income

… you mean the creators that are currently striking because massive companies Disney, Netflix, and Co don’t want to pay them a living wage?

Pantrygheist@programming.dev on 29 Oct 2023 17:01 collapse

They don’t care about the real creators, to them the massive companies are the creators

thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz on 29 Oct 2023 21:18 collapse

But if you say “It robs massive companies of their income” it just doesn’t sound compelling.

Murdoc@sh.itjust.works on 29 Oct 2023 21:43 collapse

Won’t somebody please think of the corporations! 😭

Skies5394@lemmy.ml on 29 Oct 2023 18:06 next collapse

If not, we can expect to see legal channels raising their prices again to cover the losses caused by piracy.

And with the last paragraph the whole article loses its legitimacy as propaganda. I mean I should have expected as much considering the source, but I still wanted to see how well researched it was.

No, this is a case where people are rebelling against a broken system, that didn’t need to be broken in it’s mostly recovered state.

No, the general paying public shouldn’t shame pirates for their actions, they should shame the companies for their actions that have driven them to this. Companies aren’t your friends, they don’t care about you, they just want your money.

Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 29 Oct 2023 18:21 collapse

Clearly they’re just looking for a scapegoat to justify yearly price hikes. If it were anything else, they might have realized that the increased revenue stream isn’t actually going to the people involved in content production…

thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz on 29 Oct 2023 21:28 next collapse

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FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works on 29 Oct 2023 23:51 next collapse

Can’t imagine why…

nostradiel@lemmy.world on 30 Oct 2023 09:58 collapse

I have never abandoned the black flag… Let’s sail the high seas all together. (y)