> In the case of piracy, the thing you’re downloading wouldn’t exist unless the majority of people followed the rules. They would be forced to adapt, just like

> In the case of piracy, the thing you’re downloading wouldn’t exist unless the majority of people followed the rules. They would be forced to adapt, just like other industries adapt to changing social behaviour or technology. Maybe more movies would be crowdfunded (Kickstarter-style or Patreon-style). Maybe they would have product placements. Maybe something else entirely. Things change -- you either adapt or you go out of business. (For the record, I personally do not pirate. I rarely watch movies or shows anymore, listen to all my music on a premium spotify account and buy all the games I play and non-open-source software that I use.)