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A comment on Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growing rapidly. Parent comment

Re:Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growi... by somenameforme on Monday February 05, 2024 @02:22AM (#39258271)
It'll be naturally fixed by economics. We'll reach an equilibrium point where offering an exclusive streaming service becomes less profitable than simply licensing your content to another service or services. Obstinance will probably drag out the timeline, but it won't change the outcome.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons

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Re:Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growi... by realusername on Monday February 05, 2024 @02:43AM (#39258369)
Those media conglomerates are very stubborn though, they care more about keeping their rights than money itself.
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Re:Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growi... by pdimitar on Monday February 05, 2024 @06:06AM (#39259819)
Let them be stubborn. They can't outlaw everything that they don't like. They'll die a slow and painful death.
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