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Re:Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blo... by dkersten on Thursday September 19, 2019 @09:32AM (#21015973)
> In the case of piracy, the thing you’re downloading wouldn’t exist unless the majority of people followed the rules.

They would be forced to adapt, just like other industries adapt to changing social behaviour or technology. Maybe more movies would be crowdfunded (Kickstarter-style or Patreon-style). Maybe they would have product placements. Maybe something else entirely.

Things change -- you either adapt or you go out of business.

(For the record, I personally do not pirate. I rarely watch movies or shows anymore, listen to all my music on a premium spotify account and buy all the games I play and non-open-source software that I use.)

Re:Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blo... by cmiles74 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @09:52AM (#21016137)
Maybe they would jointly fund an online streaming service with predictable prices for the product, similar to what we see in music streaming...