Streaming was supposed to stop piracy. Now it is easier than ever (www.theguardian.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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[-] illyria817@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago

Yeah, they started canceling shit long before the pandemic, I think around 2016. Once they decided to go all-in on original content, they began letting licensing contracts expire.

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