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submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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How Disney and Warner Bros. Are Causing Internet Piracy to Boom | Platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ were supposed to do away with pirated media. Instead, they may make them stronger than ever.::Platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ were supposed to do away with pirated media. Instead, they may make them stronger than ever.

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[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ship based piracy absolutely.

Digital piracy:

I remember Kazaa and LimeWire where you hoped the thing you were downloading for hours/days wasn't a virus or a joke meme making fun of you for trusting someone. Getting an entire album of mp3s that were actually the band you hoped for and not missing any songs was a minor miracle.

Now there are dozens of automated tools that talk to each other. I type the name of the movie into a search bar, look through a list of posters and click the 'request' button. It get's torrented in the background and then shows up on my Plex server. If I paid for a usenet group all that could happen an order of magnitude faster.

Search in one place, watch in one place.

It's not quite as instant as streaming, but at this point I have such a back catalogue to work through that that isn't really an issue.

[–] cinderous@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

You ain't kidding! I recently got Sonarr/Radar/Prowlarr/Overseer setup and oh my gosh is it glorious! Look through trending movies/shows, couple clicks and it's in Jellyfin in minutes. The industry is going to have to produce something VERY consumer-focused/friendly to even begin to tempt me away from this. They done fucked up. 😂

[–] Lemonparty@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

I downloaded Matilda the other day. Yes the movie about a child that's brilliant and might have super powers and the premise of the entire movie is basically Ha ha child abuse. It's a movie I had not thought about in decades and on a whim wanted to watch for nostalgia. I checked all the streaming services I have. None of them had it. I checked TPB. I had it in 1080p in five minutes.

This is not an unusual story. I mean the Matilda part but I feel like this is the exact same story for nearly everyone pirating things more frequently.