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Streaming Pirates Are Hollywood’s New Villains - Illegal subscription services that steal films or TV shows bring in $2 billion a year in ads and subscriber fees. (www.bloomberg.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not particularly. Things generally cost money. It's not a human rights violation to say you can't see a movie if you have zero dollars.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

So then we don't worry about people's ability to engage in their communities through shared experiences and exposure to arts and culture, we just leave people out? Exclude them if they're poor. I don't think I care for that to be honest.