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Netflix: Piracy is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly (torrentfreak.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

The problem with this argument is that it's still the same content, but studios and streamers expect more money for it. They aren't asking for more money because they're adding value, they're asking for more because they feel entitled to more simply because they exist. With so many different streaming services and mostly nothing but exclusive content, there isn't much to combat price hikes apart from piracy as these companies don't compete based on service. Imagine if Walmart had exclusive rights to sell cereal or bread and it's easy to see how tainted this market is. Pirating sidesteps the bullshit which is why they want to crush it.