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Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years (www.fastcompany.com)

submitted 2 years ago by DeadNinja@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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LOL.

We pay for 4K, but we don't get more than 720p unless we use some proprietary shit hardware and agree to their super-invasive "privacy policy" - and they expect people to NOT set sail in the high seas? GTFO..

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[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

That’s never been an assumption you can make.

If you hand me a $10 version of a thing or a $5 option of the exact same thing, I’m taking the $5. Free is no different. Especially when they can do it from the comfort of their home and not drive to a mall to buy the CD or whatever. Remember what year it was when this all started man.

[-] VR20X6@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Remember what year it was when this all started man.

1903 when Edison v. Lubin was filed?

[-] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

If you’re going to be a smartass then I have no desire to continue this conversation. I am talking about when piracy became mainstream via napster because it became easy for people to get free music.

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