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Re:Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers by owenpalmer on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:34AM (#38148587)
I've often pondered the idea of a pirating site that lets you donate to specific individuals/teams of the production. For example, if you particularly liked the movie's animation but hated the writing, your donation would be sent to the animators. Basically a cinema meritocracy.
Re:Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers by janosdebugs on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:29AM (#38148849)
I can't quite put my finger on it, but this sounds legally problematic. Maybe even for the receiving party as they may be violating their contract by accepting the money.
Re:Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers by ShadowBanThis01 on Sunday November 05, 2023 @02:51AM (#38149182)
Same. I was thinking about this in terms of rewarding music artists.

We could have invented PayPal!