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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by lutoma on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:57AM (#27801334)
And then even if you do pay, and the show you want is available on one of the services you're subscribed to, you often get a worse experience than with a torrent.

I have a 4k screen, but Netflix's DRM only allows 4K in Microsoft Edge, on Linux I'm stuck with 720p which looks awful on that screen. Amazon Prime Video has ads (for their other shows, but still) and an awful user interface, and so on.

I find it incomprehensible why Netflix still does that since clearly it does nothing to prevent piracy: Every new Netflix show is instantly available as 4K torrent.

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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by MiddleEndian on Monday July 12, 2021 @01:31AM (#27807352)
>I find it incomprehensible why Netflix still does that since clearly it does nothing to prevent piracy: Every new Netflix show is instantly available as 4K torrent.

I assume they are appeasing technically illiterate movie execs or something similar.

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