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This is why online video piracy happens (tnl.net)
13 points by tristan_louis on Jan 13, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


I was surprised at how thorough the article was. I went in assuming the article would be an ideological argument, but after reading it seems fairly straightforward (spoiler alert: the basic argument is that people will pirate entertainment they want when it's unavailable for purchase (I.e., when recent movies are only available on DVD, fans will look for torrents), which seems like a fairly uncontroversial position)


From the submission guidelines:

> Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait.


To be fair, the original title isn't very good either.


The stats for online streaming would look even sadder if one steps out of US. :/




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