Decline into censorship

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[–] klu9@piefed.social [S] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

A possibility, but I've never paid to sail the high seas. It feels... wrong :D Feels like if I am going to spend money to watch stuff, then I should spend it on legit sources.

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[–] AliOski@feddit.nl 7 points 5 days ago (1 child)

That is understandable… One could use it for pirating stuff that is actually difficult to acquire legally. Like sports events in foreign countries or games not sold (anymore) in your country. And in general it's just nice to have a good VPN. Movies and the likes are just a bonus…

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[–] klu9@piefed.social [S] 1 point 5 days ago

I'll keep it in mind, but probably rely on free options like OK, Youtube & "deep cut" P2P options that I hope the copyright brigade won't go after, like ed2k & Soulseek (I've seen films & TV shows on there, not just audio). (Presuming they'll focus on the biggies like Bittorrent & illicit streaming).

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[–] SixFiveOhTwo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Persistent Online Pirates sounds like a scene group

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[–] matey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

Maybe they'll POP up now.

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[–] lulungomeena_burbclave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Imagine if the US used trade to leverage better labor laws like it leverages restrictive IP laws.

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[–] matey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

That would assume the US had better labor laws to forcibly export.

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[–] Sina@beehaw.org 4 points 4 days ago

A vpn is still cheaper than just one legal video provider that has ads.