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Re:Spotify's Beta Used 'Pirate' MP3 Files, Some from Pirate Bay by Sabinus on Friday February 28, 2025 @12:27AM (#43202027)
It's even a pattern in normal business. Crime families or individuals will acquire enough capital from crime to go (mostly) legit and then they transfer to running normal business. Short term high risk to get the seed money, then long term traditional business income and stability.
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Re:Spotify's Beta Used 'Pirate' MP3 Files, Some from Pirate Bay by b3lvedere on Friday February 28, 2025 @01:51AM (#43202519)
The Mafia model?
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Re:Spotify's Beta Used 'Pirate' MP3 Files, Some from Pirate Bay by bobloblaw22 on Friday February 28, 2025 @01:08AM (#43202252)
Ah yes, also known as: "committing crimes", and then "getting away with crimes".
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Re:Spotify's Beta Used 'Pirate' MP3 Files, Some from Pirate Bay by lurk2 on Friday February 28, 2025 @08:21PM (#43214453)
Quite common in Mexico and South America more broadly. It's quite typical that a middle-aged rancher or corrupt police officer sees an opportunity to make some extra money, scales it, and then finds himself at the center of a criminal enterprise with so much money that he ends up going back into legitimate business. Hospitality and agriculture (specifically tree fruits like avocado) are the big ones in Mexico. In Colombia it's emerald mining, pharmaceuticals, and ranching.
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