Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?

Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by ghaff on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:24AM (#34259922)

I re-upped their DVD service for a while early in the pandemic. It's still worthwhile if you want to watch a lot of movies even if their back catalog availability has deteriorated quite of bit. It makes me shake my head a bit that so many people consider suggesting that the idea of just watching some things on physical media (whether Netflix disc by mail, library, or just buying a movie) makes you a weirdo. (Or for that matter, renting streaming a la carte.)

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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by jesuscript on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:35AM (#34260072)

There were a couple of movies I just can’t get without pirating. Already had Netflix and Prime, but to watch Chunking Express I would have needed to subscribe to HBO Max just for this one movie. There was no option to buy/rent it one time on YouTube/Amazon. This was true for at least 4-5 movies I wanted to see (yep, I’m that snob that doesn’t watch the latest and greatest).

And then I’d have to remember to cancel HBO Max.

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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by whythre on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:25AM (#34262172)

HBO max makes me mad. A bunch of good old movies had their rights purchased so if I want to watch the Thin Man, a movie from the 30s, I need to get HBO max. No thank you.

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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by ghaff on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:30AM (#34262272)

Or you can rent it a la carte. (Or very possibly borrow it from your local library whether they have it or can get it from inter-library loan.)

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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again? by whythre on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:28PM (#34263301)

Or instantly access it via the internet for free because everyone who made it is long since dead.

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