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This is a naive question but I've always wondered, what motivates people who distribute pirated content for free? I get why someone would consume pirated conte
by snr 7y ago
This is a naive question but I've always wondered, what motivates people who distribute pirated content for free?
I get why someone would consume pirated content but why would someone take the risk of publishing pirated content? Is it the ad traffic that the publishers get?
- Sendotsh 7y agoEasiest way to think of it is as a competitive hobby. Groups compete to release stuff fastest for cred. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warez_scene https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warez_scene
- h4waii 7y agoTo some, it's a game, it's a challenge, and it comes with recognition and/or reward -- potentially in the way of private services or paid requests. Or, as the quote goes, "some men just want to watch the world burn", whichever world they deem unworthy of existing.