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NZ seems to have a high number of pirates per capita (N=2). Could be the excellent fibre internet. Also, this is an example of why a criminal should spend ill-
by Gatsky 7y ago
NZ seems to have a high number of pirates per capita (N=2). Could be the excellent fibre internet.
Also, this is an example of why a criminal should spend ill-gotten funds. What was the point of all the effort to profit from piracy? The money is all gone now and he’s going to jail. He has actually incriminated himself more by having all the money sitting there.
- erentz 7y agoThere is a history of it being very difficult access to TV and movies legitimately with only a few channels and shows often never coming or coming years later. This drove a lot of demand for piracy in NZ over the years.
- james_s_tayler 7y agoYup. It's always been this way. Long before fiber was around. "Not available in your country"... We'll see about that.
- toomanybeersies 7y agoI think it's because historically NZ had terrible access to media. Often you wouldn't even be able to buy movies or TV series even if you wanted to, and TV shows would air 6 months to a year behind the USA, now it's usually within the same week. I remember sometimes even torrenting DVD rips for movies before they were even in the cinema.
- stOneskull 7y ago> a criminal should spend ill-gotten funds Or bury that treasure
- bransonf 7y agoObfuscated cold storage for God’s sake. It’s crypto, who knows what that could be worth by the time you’re out of prison.
- mirimir 7y agoNo, that's not the point at all. He did nothing to hide his identity from the payment processors. Money went straight to his meatspace bank account. So he was screwed from the start.