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.

  • @aredditimmigrant@endlesstalk.orgEnglish
    123•8 months ago

    Hmmmmm. Let’s see here.

    People don’t like cable, because it’s too expensive and inconvenient

    People start pirating

    People like having 2-3 streaming services that show everything, without ads, for much cheaper even combined than cable. They stop pirating.

    People don’t like having 20-30 streaming services that show only a little in each service, NOW WITH ADS!?!?! and that become MUCH more expensive than cable ever was.

    People start pirating again…

    I wonder what happened?!?!

    • @Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6•8 months ago

      Yeah, it’s reall not even about the prices. It’s just so inconvenient to go between all those apps, and then login forgot your password, rest, 2FA so i have to get up from my couch and grab my phone.

      All these paid services could be totally free from a monetary perspective and I still wouldn’t sign back up for them. It’s a worse service than cable TV used to be at this point.

      • @aredditimmigrant@endlesstalk.orgEnglish
        5•8 months ago

        The thing that is killing me is Netflixs attempt to crack down on password sharing.

        I share an account with a few family members. If I want to watch a program on Netflix, which my brother pays for, I have to call him up to get the unlock code. He has a newborn and sleeps weird hours.

        I end up just pirating it myself.