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i don't follow that argumentation. do you think that people who want subtitles would pay for content if there were no subtitles available for it? subtitles ei
by em-bee 3y ago
i don't follow that argumentation.
do you think that people who want subtitles would pay for content if there were no subtitles available for it?
subtitles either increase sales, or they do nothing. they may increase illegitimate sharing, but they won't do it at the expense of sales.
- crazygringo 3y ago> do you think that people who want subtitles would pay for content if there were no subtitles available for it? Pretty much. If you're Japanese and don't speak English, and a show you really want to watch is only available to pirate in English (no subtitles available) which means you can't understand it, but if you subscribe to Netflix you can watch it with Japanese subtitles that Netflix provides... I mean yeah? I'm presenting both sides of the argument. The question is really, which side will a court find to be stronger? And there may very well be a distinction here between fan-made subtitle translations, versus official subtitles.
- em-bee 3y agook, i was thinking of content that didn't have official subtitles.