> They want people to either abstain from using their product (not ideal) or pay them for the use of it. This is what every business on the planet wants. I'm p

> They want people to either abstain from using their product (not ideal) or pay them for the use of it. This is what every business on the planet wants. I'm pretty sure a content business does not see the first scenario as an option at all, not just "not ideal". > the two best things you can do are stop pirating things you didn't pay for, and start contributing ideas and solutions to the issue of piracy that have as few unintended consequences as possible. Make it more convenient for somebody to purchase your product at a saleable price than to steal it. Torrenting et al are far from frictionless, see Netflix for example. If you cannot produce and sell your product for a price that the market will bear, you will (and arguably should) fail. As an aside, I see no evidence quality film production will cease to exist with the current studios, so it's not like this is an all or nothing thing.