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Star Trek Discovery Season 4 was released only in the US and Canada, unlike the previous 3 seasons. Thus it was impossible to watch it in the UK, so out comes

Star Trek Discovery Season 4 was released only in the US and Canada, unlike the previous 3 seasons. Thus it was impossible to watch it in the UK, so out comes the torrent client. It is now available for purchase on itunes, which I assume I can play on my TV either via the apple tv app, or via airplay, so that's fine, and I paid for it, no need to torrent. At least for those of us in the UK. In the majority of countries though it's still not available. If your company is unwilling to sell the content, you can't complain about people getting it from other sources.

captainbland 5y ago
Not forgetting though that Picard came out on Prime after Discovery and most of the rest of Star Trek being featured on Netflix. How many streaming services are we supposed to sign up for to follow one franchise? Nevermind the lack of availability in the UK, this situation is nonsense, they're practically begging us to start pirating their stuff.
- iso1631 5y ago
  I'm old enough to remember when people wanted to unbundle their viewing from ridiculous cable tv packages. We got that, and now people are complaining. The key problem here is the lack of availability (still) in 150+ countries that could watch it before. The cost is a separate matter
AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
> Thus it was impossible to watch it in the UK Based on the first three seasons, I believe the UK is being done a favor.
criddell 5y ago
Perhaps it isn't a question of will but rather a question of rights. For example, perhaps the musicians who played on the Star Trek series had a contract that only covered the US and Canada and any further distribution required a separate agreement? The studio could have negotiated from the start for global rights but maybe the money wasn't there and the show wouldn't have been made otherwise?
sigzero 5y ago
Yes, of course they can. It's stealing however someone tries to "justify" it.
- iso1631 5y ago
  What is it taking? Theft in my jurisdiction involves taking something with intention of permanently depriving it.

captainbland 5y ago

Not forgetting though that Picard came out on Prime after Discovery and most of the rest of Star Trek being featured on Netflix. How many streaming services are we supposed to sign up for to follow one franchise? Nevermind the lack of availability in the UK, this situation is nonsense, they're practically begging us to start pirating their stuff.

iso1631 5y ago
I'm old enough to remember when people wanted to unbundle their viewing from ridiculous cable tv packages. We got that, and now people are complaining. The key problem here is the lack of availability (still) in 150+ countries that could watch it before. The cost is a separate matter

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago

> Thus it was impossible to watch it in the UK Based on the first three seasons, I believe the UK is being done a favor.

criddell 5y ago

Perhaps it isn't a question of will but rather a question of rights. For example, perhaps the musicians who played on the Star Trek series had a contract that only covered the US and Canada and any further distribution required a separate agreement? The studio could have negotiated from the start for global rights but maybe the money wasn't there and the show wouldn't have been made otherwise?

sigzero 5y ago

Yes, of course they can. It's stealing however someone tries to "justify" it.

iso1631 5y ago
What is it taking? Theft in my jurisdiction involves taking something with intention of permanently depriving it.