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Streaming was supposed to stop piracy. Now it is easier than ever (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Slightly older (2021) article I found while searching for this place. It pretty much says what we’ve all been saying.

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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (8 children)

Maybe people would be be less inclined to pirate if the economy wasn't so fucked up. Why would anyone spend money on entertainment when they could barely afford living expenses? (Other than the threat of lawsuits for copyright infringement)

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    @IsThisLemmyOpen @cccc plus the fact you need 5+ accounts on different platforms if you want to find everything you want. Even then, you won't find old movies I guess

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    where are you from? I'm from Italy and in 2023 people can only eat if you've two working family members and can barely feed children

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    The "richest" country in the world, even though the quality of life isn't really that rich for the average people.

    (I'm talking about the United States of America, of course.)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    and here I thought people were living a nice life over there. I heard plenty of people move from IT to US. Health system sucks tho, that's for sure

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