• jagoan@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Paying somebody for streaming film and TV shows that they have no hand in producing, and thus not supporting new productions — same as I can download for free myself? — that makes no sense to me

    It makes sense for me. The one i’m using is $20 per year. I just think of it as convenience fee. It has netflix features but for all movies and tv shows.

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      9 months ago

      I understand why people do it, but for me it’s a principle thing. I’m not going to pay someone for content they stole. Fuck that.

      I generally don’t have a problem with copyright infringement, but people who make a profit from it are scumbags.

    • Handles@leminal.space
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      9 months ago

      And like I said, I get convenience/availability. I guess paying for stolen goods is one step too far for me. Like, “Dude, pass it around, but it’s not yours to sell”.