A recent survey reveals that nearly half of Norwegians under age 30 have no qualms about streaming or downloading movies, music, or TV shows from unofficial sources....
High costs cited as the main reason for piracy acceptance
Heck, streaming services are dirty cheap these days and if you can’t pay 10€ or so per month, well, you’re cheap.
Yeah, it’s not about the money. The amount I spent on my personal media server could sign me up for almost every streaming services in existance … for a decade or so.
But piracy doesn’t feel right towards content creators
I agree … when it’s like a indie creator with a few thousand youtube followers or something. I like patreon for that (and spending way too much on that, too).
But if the creators are like hollywood millionaires or studios run by massive corporations? Well, fuck’em! Hell, I wish piracy was actually stealing so I could actually financially hurt them.
Yeah, it’s not about the money. The amount I spent on my personal media server could sign me up for almost every streaming services in existance … for a decade or so.
I agree … when it’s like a indie creator with a few thousand youtube followers or something. I like patreon for that (and spending way too much on that, too).
But if the creators are like hollywood millionaires or studios run by massive corporations? Well, fuck’em! Hell, I wish piracy was actually stealing so I could actually financially hurt them.