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> And yet trackers are filled with content available on Steam, iTunes, Amazon instant, etc. At least for video/audio content, none of these paid services can m
by cynix 11y ago
> And yet trackers are filled with content available on Steam, iTunes, Amazon instant, etc.
At least for video/audio content, none of these paid services can match the quality (e.g. bitrate) of pirated torrents.
- BookmarkSaver 11y agoThere is no way that any significant portion of music piracy is due to audio quality qualms. I only have my own perspective, but outside of niche online communities I never even hear about things like "audio quality" or "bitrate" get talked about, but piracy is a massively widespread phenomenon. People pirate for money and convenience, rarely quality unless their ISP isn't reliable enough to stream.
- baddox 11y ago> piracy is a massively widespread phenomenon is a different statement than "piracy is a problem"