The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming empire

Re:The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming... by jobs_throwaway on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @12:01PM (#39757152)

Yeah, you're wrong and not nearly imaginative enough. Imagine a fascist group secured monopoly rights on TV streaming. It would be morally justified to steal it. Disney is just a lessor version of that.

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Re:The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming... by HPsquared on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @12:50PM (#39757703)

Probably better to just... not watch their content, in that case?

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Re:The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming... by jobs_throwaway on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @01:27PM (#39758160)

Nope, still better to consume their resources without paying

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Re:The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming... by HPsquared on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @01:43PM (#39758350)

Watching doesn't consume their resources, but does spread their "ideology" and create further demand (discussing a show with others, etc)

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Re:The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming... by grumpyinfosec on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @01:57PM (#39758498)

But like stealing from people just because you don't like them doesn't really change the moral calculus. I'd imagine most people that steal anything don't like the victim very much. Do what you want (or what you can get away with) but the "moral" thing would be abstain from consuming the products entirely or buy them according the terms of the seller.

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