# What is your opinion of media pirating?

**URL:** <https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124>\
**Category:** Technology\
**Created:** [November 16, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124 "2025-11-16T21:31:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![brobbs](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/brobbs/32/4993_2.png) [@brobbs](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/brobbs)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/1 "2025-11-16T21:31:27Z")

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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.

_Poll ([view on site](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/1))_

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/2 "2025-11-16T22:49:44Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![smartpolitics](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/smartpolitics/32/10597_2.png) [@smartpolitics](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/smartpolitics)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/4 "2025-11-16T23:59:42Z")

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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

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**Author:** ![H200h](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@H200h](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/H200h)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/5 "2025-11-17T02:12:42Z")

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For personal use, I see no problem. But if you are copying to resell and distribute them you are stealing.

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**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/wintermute/32/35_2.png) [@Wintermute](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Wintermute)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/6 "2025-11-17T02:43:18Z")

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I only pirate what I have access to watch. It’s just easier to store in on my plex

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/7 "2025-11-17T04:24:21Z")

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Nuanced.

I use my nephews login to HBO, I shared my Netflix account with my in laws for years.

I won’t pirate PPV events, too nervous about bugs. But have considered getting a “black box”.

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**Author:** ![Rasputin](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/rasputin/32/8689_2.png) [@Rasputin](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Rasputin)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/8 "2025-11-17T04:52:23Z")

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If it’s illegal I won’t do it.

If there are adverse consequences Regarding the public interest then the copyright law should be changed.

We don’t get to choose which laws we will obey and disobey.

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**Author:** ![smartpolitics](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/smartpolitics/32/10597_2.png) [@smartpolitics](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/smartpolitics)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/9 "2025-11-17T05:26:48Z")

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> [@Rasputin](#):
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> We don’t get to choose which laws we will obey and disobey.

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.

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**Author:** ![wmj](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/wmj/32/1794_2.png) [@wmj](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/wmj)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/10 "2025-11-17T06:51:59Z")

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> [@smartpolitics](#):
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> 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

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.

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/11 "2025-11-17T13:42:57Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> I use my nephews login to HBO, I shared my Netflix account with my in laws for years.

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.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/12 "2025-11-17T14:02:19Z")

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> [@Bears54](#):
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> that’s not the same as using a Superbox

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.

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/13 "2025-11-17T14:07:06Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> 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.

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**Author:** ![kcflyer](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/kcflyer/32/5299_2.png) [@kcflyer](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/kcflyer)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/14 "2025-11-17T14:21:20Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> I use my nephews login to HBO, I shared my Netflix account with my in laws for years.

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.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/15 "2025-11-17T14:35:53Z")

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> [@kcflyer](#):
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> But my guess is that Neflix accounts that aren’t in the same house are going to be ending soon.

My son in Orlando can no longer use mine.

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/16 "2025-11-17T14:39:37Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> My son in Orlando can no longer use mine.

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.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/17 "2025-11-17T14:44:34Z")

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> [@Bears54](#):
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> It would be nice if they had a family plan like Spotify does,

I love our Spotify family plan. Did you know the main account on that plan can get 15 hours of audio books?

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/18 "2025-11-17T14:51:31Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> Did you know the main account on that plan can get 15 hours of audio books?

Yes, but haven’t used it yet. If I had to keep one streaming thing I have it would be Spotify, it’s amazing how many songs they have.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/19 "2025-11-17T14:55:00Z")

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> [@Bears54](#):
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> Yes, but haven’t used it yet.

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).

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**Author:** ![kcflyer](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/kcflyer/32/5299_2.png) [@kcflyer](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/kcflyer)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/20 "2025-11-17T15:05:08Z")

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> [@Bears54](#):
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> Yes, but haven’t used it yet. If I had to keep one streaming thing I have it would be Spotify, it’s amazing how many songs they have.

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.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-media-pirating/107124/21 "2025-11-17T15:12:21Z")

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> [@kcflyer](#):
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> But I have yet to hear a remix version that I like.

Slightly off topic, but here is a cover that is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/sNfgm9b5PPk?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque

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