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What are they being deprived of when somebody who was never going to pay makes a copy?
by exe34 2mo ago
What are they being deprived of when somebody who was never going to pay makes a copy?
- Brendinooo 2mo agoThe motive of the pirate doesn't matter: they are deprived from the revenue that was circumvented.
- exe34 2mo agoNo they can't be deprived of imaginary revenue.
- Brendinooo 2mo agoThey are deprived of the payment they asked for in exchange for someone viewing their work. Also, "the pirate was never going to pay" is a far more imaginary thing here; it's an unproven claim (especially since it's often paired with "pirates would pay if it was cheaper/more convenient to access). Regardless, it strikes me as a particularly arrogant kind of entitlement for you to violate someone's terms to enjoy their thing while telling them you think it's worthless.
- exe34 2mo agoI'm personally happy to pay to watch without adverts. I'm not willing to pay for adverts. If they only sell it with adverts, then I'm never going to pay for it. Whether or not I watch it, they don't lose a dime.
- mahboi 2mo agoSome were going to pay. They already want to watch the show badly enough to jump through the hoops of pirating it.