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I see no moral problem with file sharing. Personally it's rarely worth the hassle, though I occasionally convert a youtube video to and mp3 for niche songs I ca
by version_five 4y ago
I see no moral problem with file sharing. Personally it's rarely worth the hassle, though I occasionally convert a youtube video to and mp3 for niche songs I can't find on spotify. I'd say it depends on how you value your time and how difficult it is to find what you want.
"Piracy" is the legitimate competitor of streaming services. It seems like we have had a period where streaming offered a better product, but having a credible threat of competition is important to keep the streaming offerings competitive and relevant.
- jesuscript 4y agoWell interestingly enough, it really is developers that can make a great piracy user experience. Why don’t we?
- dml2135 4y agoThere are a bunch of open-source projects out there that automate away the hassle of piracy. Just look at radarr, sonarr, etc. Combined with media servers like Plex, you can grab any content you want to watch with one click.
- praptak 4y agoIt's an arms race. If you make piracy too convenient, the IP lawyers and lawmakers start working against you.
- artificialLimbs 4y agoJackett would like word with you.
- Hamuko 4y agoI find a lot of piracy to have better UX than the legitimate ways, although maybe not for the average user who doesn't know how to set up things. But I find Plex superior to all of the legitimate streaming services and their apps. Biggest exception is probably gaming and specifically Steam. It's been a while since the last time I've pirated a game and even then it was probably like a retro ROM.
- nickthegreek 4y agoIt already exists, its called Plex + Plexshare.
- lm28469 4y agoIt's probably easier and faster to explain and setup someone for torrent than to signup for netflix
- wikfwikf 4y agoThis is far from true.