The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

  • greedytacothief@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I think piracy is copyright infringement. But like who cares if some big corpos get infringed upon by some dudes.

    • gila@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      I think a compromise on copyright could be a good middle ground in future. In the same way that I’m happy to wait for a game to go on sale before I buy and play it, I’d be happy to wait until a movie or series enters the public domain so I can consume it without paying. Obviously not for hundreds of years, or 56 years. But if Netflix/HBO etc shows and movies became free to watch after 6-7 years, most piracy traffic could be easily captured by legal platforms that are more convenient and accessible to more viewers. I struggle to see how it would not further relegate piracy to a niche activity done by very few, or be bad for the content producers in any significant way

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      11 months ago

      What about non-corpos and small companies that make the stuff being pirated? Is that still a “who cares” situation?