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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by ryneandal on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:16AM (#25507765)
I can't find it right now, but I swear there was a study that showed that people who pirated content also on average spent _more_ on digital entertainment.

I remember pirating video games about 10-15 years ago to see if they were worthwhile, since the demo scene had pretty much died down. I'd end up buying the games I played through to completion as well.

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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by vorticalbox on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:10PM (#25508520)
I did this too, I also downloaded games I already owned so I didn't have to use a CD.

Roller coaster tycoon 2 and kotor for example.

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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by wmeredith on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:56PM (#25509108)
Here's the study: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121126/00590921141/dear-...
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Re:Tillis Releases Text of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight I... by ucm_edge on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:43PM (#25508951)
That's basically where I am with streaming sites. Exert minimal effort to find version of mediocre quality, let it run for a bit and then decide if I want to actually pay for the content or just stop watching.

The other big thing is that the illegal streaming site has everything. So part of the whole "Okay I want to actually pay for the HD version of this" is "Okay now is this on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, or...?"

I've honestly mostly just gone back to dvd.com. It has everything (except for digital only stuff that never got a Bluray/DVD release), you can actually get 5.1 or 7.1 sound, and since I live 45 miles from the San Jose facility it's 1 day shipping.

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