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Probably because piracy is not an issue in the USA, due to strict enforcement/good alternatives. Piracy is rampant in Europe. Ironic, considering that EU seems

Probably because piracy is not an issue in the USA, due to strict enforcement/good alternatives. Piracy is rampant in Europe. Ironic, considering that EU seems to be up in arms about it: https://torrentfreak.com/europe-has-the-highest-online-piracy-rates-by-far-160801/ https://torrentfreak.com/europe-has-the-highest-online-pirac... (anecdotally, none of the videos i watched last month had anything to do with pirated content. those days gone)

unilynx 8y ago
I wonder how much of the higher piracy outside the USA is being caused by a lot of USA content being desirable, but not being released (or much later) on broadcast TV outside the USA. Sitcoms like Big Bang theory... I'm not sure if they're worth paying for for a lot of people, but it'll take a long time before you can watch it for free (well, except for the advertisements) outside the USA.
- realusername 8y ago
  And also Netflix only really exist in terms of content in the US/UK, outside of that their library drops so much it's basically useless. Why would anyone pay for Netflix if they also have to torrent as well anyway?