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Netflix killed Torrents. Spotify killed Napster.

3by7 3y ago
> Netflix killed Torrents. Not really.
Zagitta 3y ago
Torrenting is on the rise again since the golden era of streaming where Netflix gave you access to everything has ended. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/digital-content-piracy-is-on-the-rise-report-says/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/digital-cont...
SonicScrub 3y ago
By providing a better service. Not by combatting the pirates in a technological arms race. Incidentally, movie/TV piracy is on the rise again as streaming has become more fragmented and more expensive. https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/25/streaming-video-piracy/#:~:text=Streaming%20video%20piracy%20increasing%20in%20response&text=Data%20shows%20that%20accesses%20to,the%20end%20of%202022%20%5B%E2%80%A6%5D https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/25/streaming-video-piracy/#:~:te...
lkramer 3y ago
Netflix had the chance to become the Steam of Movies, effectively killing piracy in the field, however between every company creating their own streaming service and hiking prices, my (admittedly anecdotal) impression is that some people are going back to pirating at least some of the time.
malermeister 3y ago
Torrents are back big-time because Netflix became too annoying and video streaming too fragmented. https://torrentfreak.com/online-piracy-continues-to-rise-with-the-us-firmly-in-the-lead-221011/ https://torrentfreak.com/online-piracy-continues-to-rise-wit... https://torrentfreak.com/sharp-rise-in-piracy-rates-across-sweden-denmark-finland-norway-230524/ https://torrentfreak.com/sharp-rise-in-piracy-rates-across-s...
- averageRoyalty 3y ago
  Torrents never left. I've had no issue over the last 15 years with either torrents or newsgroups, everything's just as accessible and quickly released as it was then.
KingOfCoders 3y ago
Netflix with account sharing has perhaps killed Torrents, which to me doesn't seem that different. People I know went from free torrents to free Netflix (or a "ok I'll pay your beer for letting me use your Netflix"). Now account sharing is out, Torrents will increase again.
rascul 3y ago
Torrenting isn't dead and Spotify came years after the various lawsuits that killed Napster.
emptyfile 3y ago
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danielbln 3y ago
There is like a decade between Napster ending and Spotify launching. No, it's iTunes that killed mp3 pirating, Spotify killed what was left of it plus optical media. Netflix may have dampened torrents at some point, but boy are those making a comeback with the splintered enshittifcation prone streaming world we live in.

3by7 3y ago

> Netflix killed Torrents. Not really.

Torrenting is on the rise again since the golden era of streaming where Netflix gave you access to everything has ended. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/digital-content-piracy-is-on-the-rise-report-says/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/digital-cont...

SonicScrub 3y ago

By providing a better service. Not by combatting the pirates in a technological arms race. Incidentally, movie/TV piracy is on the rise again as streaming has become more fragmented and more expensive. https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/25/streaming-video-piracy/#:~:text=Streaming%20video%20piracy%20increasing%20in%20response&text=Data%20shows%20that%20accesses%20to,the%20end%20of%202022%20%5B%E2%80%A6%5D https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/25/streaming-video-piracy/#:~:te...

lkramer 3y ago

Netflix had the chance to become the Steam of Movies, effectively killing piracy in the field, however between every company creating their own streaming service and hiking prices, my (admittedly anecdotal) impression is that some people are going back to pirating at least some of the time.

malermeister 3y ago

Torrents are back big-time because Netflix became too annoying and video streaming too fragmented. https://torrentfreak.com/online-piracy-continues-to-rise-with-the-us-firmly-in-the-lead-221011/ https://torrentfreak.com/online-piracy-continues-to-rise-wit... https://torrentfreak.com/sharp-rise-in-piracy-rates-across-sweden-denmark-finland-norway-230524/ https://torrentfreak.com/sharp-rise-in-piracy-rates-across-s...

averageRoyalty 3y ago
Torrents never left. I've had no issue over the last 15 years with either torrents or newsgroups, everything's just as accessible and quickly released as it was then.

KingOfCoders 3y ago

Netflix with account sharing has perhaps killed Torrents, which to me doesn't seem that different. People I know went from free torrents to free Netflix (or a "ok I'll pay your beer for letting me use your Netflix"). Now account sharing is out, Torrents will increase again.

rascul 3y ago

Torrenting isn't dead and Spotify came years after the various lawsuits that killed Napster.

emptyfile 3y ago

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danielbln 3y ago

There is like a decade between Napster ending and Spotify launching. No, it's iTunes that killed mp3 pirating, Spotify killed what was left of it plus optical media. Netflix may have dampened torrents at some point, but boy are those making a comeback with the splintered enshittifcation prone streaming world we live in.