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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by cynix on Thursday January 14, 2016 @06:48PM (#10905789)
> And yet trackers are filled with content available on Steam, iTunes, Amazon instant, etc.

At least for video/audio content, none of these paid services can match the quality (e.g. bitrate) of pirated torrents.

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by BookmarkSaver on Thursday January 14, 2016 @07:41PM (#10906148)
There is no way that any significant portion of music piracy is due to audio quality qualms. I only have my own perspective, but outside of niche online communities I never even hear about things like "audio quality" or "bitrate" get talked about, but piracy is a massively widespread phenomenon. People pirate for money and convenience, rarely quality unless their ISP isn't reliable enough to stream.
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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by baddox on Thursday January 14, 2016 @09:03PM (#10906580)
> piracy is a massively widespread phenomenon

is a different statement than

"piracy is a problem"

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