I’m genuinely interested in others’ opinions on this. I didn’t add a third option, but for me I am somewhere in the middle.
I don’t ever participate in this stuff (actively or passively), because it’s not worth the risk to watch a movie or hear a song, and I understand that no profit motive would threaten future content from being made.
But I also don’t feel too badly for the copyright owners, because I believe they by and large have very little talent or ethic of their own and simply profit massively off of others’ hard work and hard earned talents.
Although this was many years ago, the South Park creators made a comment that stood out at me when asked about people pirating South Park episodes. They said they didn’t give a rat’s ass about it, because they just want more people to see the show, and that it was only Comedy Central that would be miffed about it because their profits centered on controlling access to the content.
It’s immoral because it is stealing
The businessman that own the rights are filthy rich and constantly rip off actors, musicians, and other artists; therefore, there’s no moral quandary
I voted that it’s immoral and stealing because in my opinion it is. I’m sure the people that voted “The businessman that own the rights are filthy rich and constantly rip off actors, musicians, and other artists; therefore, there’s no moral quandary” would be against it if it was a person of color who created something and was getting screwed by the man.
Neither trademark and copyright law needs a massive overhaul that’s pro consumer and pro artist
I support piracy because it gives the industry a taste of their own medicine to steal from other people as they’re libtards. If an artist opposes income redistribution, I oppose stealing their work
When I was a teen on the CH boards, I stole music but would not have if there was an alternative to CDs, such as if I could pay the artist directly a royalty to receive a download
Agreed. I don’t like how they’re written but you’re right. It’s why I hate going to the movies. I do not like the contracts between the theaters and the studios where a large part of ticket revenue goes to the damn studios. That said, consumers seem content
That said, copyrights curtail progress and often content gets shelved. I do think the time period for a copyright should be different from a book or a movie and that it should be based on useful life and not the very large amount of time it’s given.
This reminds me of something that a poster on the CHB who went by Mad Mike said in his tag line: When you are trying to defend the indefensible, any excuse will do.
IMO that’s not the same as using a Superbox or other pirate device, Netflix is getting your money and HBO is getting money from your every month. My kid hass used my YouTube TV for years.
I knew a guy in the 90’s that used to be able to get a hacked chip for DirectTV or Dish Network so you could pay for the cheapest basic service but get literally all of the premium channels.
My old neighbor used to write code for the DirecTV hack, it worked great for years until they changed the system. He would buy used receivers and dishes and set up family and friends for the cost of the used equipment.
Lately I’ve been getting a message from Netflix that my device is not a part of my household. My daughter uses my Neflix ID. When I click on “add”, I am given options of plans to purchase. I cancel, and for now there is a “do it later” option. But my guess is that Neflix accounts that aren’t in the same house are going to be ending soon.
We dropped Netflix months ago because we really weren’t watching it, We will probably get it for a month or two this winter to catch up on anything interesting. It would be nice if they had a family plan like Spotify does, you pick four or five family members and they can watch no matter where they’re at. With YouTube TV my son just has to log in from our home internet every few months and it hasn’t been a problem.
I like it because we also have an Audible plan that gives us one book a month. But I can use the Spotify if my wife or daughter use the Audible book (we do have 7 credits on the Audible).
True but I had a lot of jazz songs I liked and many of those on Spotify seem to be “remix” versions that sound similar to the original, but not nearly as good. I don’t know if the artist does that or if it’s a way to get a song for less. But I have yet to hear a remix version that I like.