Re:The bottom is dropping out of Netflix
by bb123 on Friday April 22, 2022 @11:43AM
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There are also tons of benefits to just walking out of the grocery store without paying. No queues, no small talk with the checkout person and you save cash too.
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A better way to look at it is if you went to the store and took pictures of the food and shared those pics with friends.
You want me to buy the apple before taking a picture?
The apples haven’t got any better lately, and they now have a DRM coating which prevents your photos working. The coating is a continual irritation to apple eaters. There is also a terms of service for apple eaters to sign.
A picture wouldn't feed anyone, so this example is heavily flawed.
False equivalence. 0 marginal cost of replication doesn’t mean that the item is valueless. The creators have a right to be paid for their work. Just as you’d be working your rights to charge people to look at your apple picture.
Piracy. It's a crime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZm8vNHBSU