The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee…::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

  • Danny MEnglish
    37•1 year ago

    I get movies and TV shows from the digital high seas because it’s easier, and I openly admit this with my real name on my Lemmy profile.

    Currently, I’m subscribed to four streaming platforms: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and Disney+. Despite this, I resort to pirating every piece of content I watch.

    The simplicity of searching a title on Radarr or Sonarr and clicking ‘add’ vastly outshines the cumbersome process on legal platforms.

    These sites are all flawed, tend to harbor more spyware than Windows and present a usability nightmare compared to the streamlined interface of Jellyfin.

    In terms of ethics, my conscience is clear. If a movie or TV show isn’t available on the platforms I subscribe to, it’s a clear sign they aren’t interested in my money.

    I see absolutely no problem with paying for what I watch; financial constraints aren’t the issue. The crux of the matter lies in the user experience, which is undeniably superior and hassle-free on the open waves of the digital ocean.

    • @kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      12•1 year ago

      If a movie or TV show isn’t available on the platforms I subscribe to, it’s a clear sign they aren’t interested in my money.

      That’s always been my validation for pirating stuff that isn’t available in my region.

    • Queens113English
      4•1 year ago

      I’m old school and just use a private tracker… then plex everything to my TV. I tried using sonar but my dumb ass couldn’t set it up…

    • @tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      It’s awesome that so many people are using things like the services you mention, but even in the most basic old-school way that I dl things to watch I find it monumentally better than trying to deal with Netflix or whatever other service. I can have the full file, no buffering or compression, with all the settings of VLC no matter what the media is. And with my internet speed I can download things more quickly than I can even get snacks ready.