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Piracy / copyright predictions? The current situation feels untenable with renting. So many regular people I know have learned about VPN, NAS, etc.
by bix6 3mo ago
Piracy / copyright predictions?
The current situation feels untenable with renting. So many regular people I know have learned about VPN, NAS, etc.
- specproc 3mo agoIt was never sustainable, just regulatory capture by large IP owners. Spotify, Netflix, Amazon etc provided OK value for a while, but now enshitification is biting, this is due a massive comeback.
- codemog 3mo agoHopefully the guillotines. Look up how much the authors and artists who create the actual work get paid.
- 0x3f 3mo agoQuite a few textbook authors I know are paid well to be part of the whole scheme (kickbacks, forced yearly repurchase for the 'online' component of books, etc). So I think it varies a lot.
- smashah 3mo agoAll authors should have a pay + linktree type thing so pirates can pay them directly. Or something like thanks.dev