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Pirulecy

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[–] 57 points 1 year ago

If they are so opposed to stealing, then why steal my personal information? That is not how (a functioning) society works

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  • [–] 111 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    (paraphrased) “The user of the illegal service may fund the activities of criminal organisations, says Executive Director Jaana Pihkala from the copyright organisation TTVK.”

    as opposed to paying the even more criminal publishers scalping the rights and screwing the creators

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  • [–] 80 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    How the shit am I funding criminal activity when I don't pay them anything?

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm the same as you, but there are a lot of people that pay (monthly fees I believe!) for pre-built "android boxes".

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Depends on the method, but a lot of normies find these pirate websites where you stream directly through a player on their website, and here they can serve ads, i.e. get money. Pirate Bay and the like also serves ads.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It’s interesting how these discussions about “who funds what” always miss the real nuance — not every user is supporting criminal networks just because they watch or download something. There’s a big difference between direct financial support and passive consumption, and lumping both together oversimplifies the issue.

    The irony is, this kind of moral panic isn’t new. Whether it’s movies, music, or even sports media rights, the same debate keeps circling back — who really benefits, and who gets exploited? It reminds me of how UFC White House (https://ufcwhitehousecard.com/) discussions have highlighted fairness and transparency in how organizations control content and audience access. At the end of the day, ethical consumption gets complicated when the system itself is built unevenly.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Yeah. Here's the article, there's nothing like that in it: https://yle.fi/a/74-20061429

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    old article but hate how they are intentionally fudging the difference between people who pay for a pirate streaming site vs. people who just torrent stuff. I too will bet my left testicle that downloading anime isn't going to put money into trafficking.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago

    If they have an issue with copyright infringement, they should discuss with OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and more.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Everything is worth what it's purchaser will, or won't, pay for it.

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  • a piracy and onehundredninetysix crossover? today is a good day.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, no, you've misunderstood. The "Finns" mentioned are the descendants of Huckleberry Finn.

    It's actually a real step backwards for them. If they not afraid to violate copyright it's only a matter of time before they start using the n-word again...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    But what if I just say I'm using all this media to train my AI? Then it's legal right?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Used discord for piracy before, someone pirates a film and streams it to a bunch of us over discord. So discord are helping us distribute it and keep it synced for a large group.

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