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The other angle that would be interesting to look at is the number of TV & movie pirates that have converted to legitimate services. In high school, university
by atourgates 11y ago
The other angle that would be interesting to look at is the number of TV & movie pirates that have converted to legitimate services.
In high school, university and through my early 20's, I pirated most of the music I listened to, and nearly all of the TV shows and movies I watched.
Now, even though pirating content is now easier than ever, and I still refuse to pay for cable, I now consume the vast majority of content legitimately via online streaming.
My personal reasons are twofold:
- As I've gotten older, my income has grown and I can afford to pay a reasonable amount for access to media.
- Nearly all the content I want to watch is covered by a combination of Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Now, Rdio and sports league network subscriptions.
I wonder if I'm part of a larger trend of pirates becoming legitimate online viewers/listeners as more content becomes available for legitimate online streaming, and how large that trend is.
- StavrosK 11y agoThe other reason is simply that we grew up, got jobs and have disposable income to spend on entertainment.
- loco5niner 11y agoAnd got replaced by kids without disposable income ;-)
- priyankc 11y agosame here. to add to that list, as a tech entrepreneur, consuming pirated content hurts startups in that field, which indirectly hurts me.