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Re:Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just p... by kgwxd on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @11:01AM (#31411728)
Rewarding consumer-hostile business models and middle-men that only add negative value to the products they're selling is, in my opinion, unethical.
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Re:Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just p... by fxtentacle on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @04:54PM (#31416171)
While I agree with you, these middlemen at least pay some money to the original content creators. With pure pirating, there's no feedback to the movie company that I liked their offering.
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