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Re:GitHub reinstates Popcorn Time code by nkozyra on Monday May 25, 2020 @10:00AM (#23301182)
The business model is assuredly not to break even, so I contest "balance this out."

There is risk involved and while some films flop the outcome has historically been significant profit.

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Re:GitHub reinstates Popcorn Time code by thejynxed on Monday May 25, 2020 @01:09PM (#23302856)
Well yes, because they get creative with the accounting and those movies that hit $500+ million suddenly turn zero profit come time to pay taxes while some B or C film that costs a few paltry million at most to make and shovel right onto streaming services and net them $90 mil tops are what they pay taxes on, because they made a "profit".
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Re:GitHub reinstates Popcorn Time code by toyg on Monday May 25, 2020 @01:48PM (#23303135)
> the outcome has historically been significant profit.

Nobody is entitled to profit. Ask candlemakers.

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Re:GitHub reinstates Popcorn Time code by nkozyra on Monday May 25, 2020 @06:37PM (#23305654)
Nothing of the sort was suggested.
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