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Re:Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growi... by realusername on Monday February 05, 2024 @02:51AM (#39258413)
> you're depriving a rights holder of revenue that they would otherwise gained.

There's never been a single proof of a loss of revenue during research.

So no, while it's usually a talking point on the anti-piracy ads, it's an urban legend.

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Re:Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growi... by worksonmine on Monday February 05, 2024 @11:01AM (#39262572)
If I wasn't pirating I would most likely have at least one service.

I'm stealing just as much as I would be stealing if I took code from a developer without paying what we agreed to. The entire stealing/not stealing discussion is just useless semantics.

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Re:Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growi... by scaryclam on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @12:29PM (#39277422)
The inverse has also been suggested over the years: people who pirated at some point are more likely to pay for content now, whether or not they continue to pirate content
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