• Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.ee
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    MPA wouldn’t have anywhere near as big of a piracy problem if all the large streaming platforms worked together to create a singular service at a good price that has everything you want. Now it’s easier and cheaper than ever to buy a few external and VPN service and download/torrent your favorite shows over paying for over 5 streaming services (at least in the US) and having nothing to watch because all your favorite shows got removed half way through you watching the first season (and only season if it’s a new series).

    That, and there are a few shows I have to watch through piracy because they aren’t even available anywhere in America.

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      Sounds like a monopoly. I don’t think that’s the answer but I don’t have a solution either.

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          It works better for music because about 80% of tracks are distributed through Universal and Sony. Having deals with just those two gives you a gigantic library. And of course Universal and Sony take gigantic cuts, because they can. (there are pro and cons)

          But I agree, the competition on the market should be about the way the content is served and not about what content is served.

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        I actually wouldn’t mind a monopoly if we could go back to the days of very reasonable prices with only one service, like back when Netflix was pretty much the only kid on the block. But we’re never heading back to those days.

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      VRV was looking to be exactly what you are talking about, then Sony wrecked it

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    Instead you could stop making shitty movies and reheating successful recipes. And stop inventing three new streaming services every week.

    What about a meta streaming service. One subscription for everything and companies get paid by the share of the views their shoes shows (I’m not that interested in the shoes to be honest) had. Maybe make your own fronts for your services if you insist, but everything is accessible through one subscription.

    I’m so tired of getting shit on by corporations to later read I’m the problem. People are sick of this shit. Stop being assholes and people will happily pay for your content! I want to pay for things I enjoy, but I just cancelled Netflix because they suck so fucking hard.

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      Ugh, I’m really pissed. Please, content producers. Look in the mirrors and check if you are the assholes. You might be surprised by what you see.

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            It’s ok to make a 1:1 copy of the rental car without depriving the company of the car in any way

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              So a writer spends a year of his life writing a book with the idea that he can sell copies for $15 each so that, if he sells enough copies, he can make that year’s time worthwhile. But you think it’s okay to just make a copy for free since he still has his original?

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                Yes. I was never going to buy it anyway. He didn’t lose anything. At least this way, his art is consumed and discussed, potentially generating a sale. BTW, you are absolutely wasting your time here with me. I obviously have a very different perspective on this than you do. You’ll have to either accept that, or become increasingly frustrated that your arguments fall flat with me

                Edited because I realized I wasn’t in the piracy community

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                  At least now we’ve gotten to the common understanding that it is theft, but you just don’t care. I personally think copyright laws have been good for our society because they’ve allowed people to live off of creating art. You obviously have a different view.

                  I’m not at all frustrated by the conversation - it’s like discussing car registration or driver’s licenses with a SovCit. In fact, it’s pretty much exactly like that. It’s interesting for me to see how you rationalize your view, but I don’t expect you to change your mind.

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        They didn’t argue the product (the content on streaming platforms) was bad, they argued the only legal ways you can get the product are not acceptable.

        Therefore yes, it becomes ok in my book to violate copyright (which does not equate to stealing, the owner hasn’t lost the original).

        As soon as I can have a choice of service that has virtually all of the content (like you do with music, or groceries), and I can pick the storefront based on its usability and cost rather than its catalogue, piracy numbers will go right down. Because it becomes less of a hassle to get it legally rather than pirate.

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          I did both to be honest. And I don’t want to pirate media, I’m fine with sane pricing for good quality. It’s just that currently they focus on neither, so I’m just stopping to give them money.

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          They didn’t argue the product (the content on streaming platforms) was bad,

          Really? How do you interpret the very first sentence?

          Instead you could stop making shitty movies and reheating successful recipes. And stop inventing three new streaming services every week.

          That seems to be saying it’s bad to me.

          they argued the only legal ways you can get the product are not acceptable.

          You know what I do when a product I want is unacceptably expensive or whatever? I don’t buy it. It’s not like we’re talking about food or medicine. This is all lame rationalization.

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          Then what did you mean by the first sentence?

          Instead you could stop making shitty movies and reheating successful recipes.

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            That all studios do the last few years is remakes and sequels and it’s boring as hell.

            How can you understand that sentence as a call for piracy?

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              Well I for one have not seen Batman’s or Spiderman’s origin story enough times yet. Can I get 3 more takes each please slowly starts banging head off monitor

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    The title is a bit misleading. They didn’t hire an FBI agent. They hired a retired FBI agent. I feel that is a pretty crucial difference