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> However, an important difference between old TV and current-day streaming is that it is much easier to pirate shows that are streaming. As someone who grew u
by jlg23 8y ago
> However, an important difference between old TV and current-day streaming is that it is much easier to pirate shows that are streaming.
As someone who grew up recording (and distributing to friends) one-to-many streams (a.k.a. terrestrial TV), I wonder how it got easier. Just because nobody is using personalized watermarks to prove copyright infringement yet, does not mean a redistributor today ain't going to get sued tomorrow.
- icebraining 8y agoYou can create an account with gift cards paid in cash, so I wish them good luck.
- jlg23 8y agoIn the US. Good luck in other countries[1]. [1] I've been to much more countries where the currency of choice is top-up cards for mobile phones. Master- and VISA-cards issued by local banks are usually only usable for national transactions - not to speak of gift cards, which just don't exist.
- p1necone 8y agoIn New Zealand you can buy prepaid credit cards with cash (and no personal information) that work anywhere visa/mastercard is accepted afaik.
- icebraining 8y agoI'm not talking about Master/VISA gift cards, I'm talking about Netflix gift cards. I'm not in the US, yet they are readily available. According to [1], they seem to be available at least in the US, Canada, Australia, many European countries, Brazil, Malaysia and Japan. That's far from the whole world, but quite enough as a source of potential pirates. [1] https://help.netflix.com/en/node/32950/br https://help.netflix.com/en/node/32950/br