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Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking (7news.com.au)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by PremiumNick@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking

Netflix & all these streaming platforms have completely lost touch & they will lose more customers in the long run

To quote Gabe Newell on Piracy

"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable."

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[-] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 145 points 5 months ago

I accidentally pirate crap I have legitimate access to because I can't be bothered to figure out which damn platform its on. I have access to quite a few through work due to my industry at no out of pocket costs.

The times I try to actually search for something, it'll be listed on multiple platforms but 0 to 1 of those platforms will actually have what I'm looking for included with the subscription forcing me to manually check each one.

It is easier to just pirate.

[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 57 points 5 months ago

when you need the modern equivalent of TV Guide just to find a show …

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

Yeah that’s called the *arr suite

[-] deathbird@mander.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

Looks like it's written by AI.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Your case would apply for the legitimate use of streamio, where you can log into all the services and you can watch whatever through that service's credentials.

[-] tudoapampa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

What services can I connect to Stremio? Max?

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

I have never used the intended features (torrentio ftw) but in this page they have a stack of app icons. There's prime video, netflix, HBO, disney...

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

Rotten Tomatoes will usually say where it's streaming. Or a quick Google search of "(TV show) where streaming" will get you there. At least it used to, Google is shit these days so who knows.

[-] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Justwatch.com is my go to

Cerement linked it in their comment

[-] dingus182@endlesstalk.org 4 points 5 months ago

JustWatch also has direct links to IMBD in their descriptions.

[-] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

Yes. I use it as my first step for sailing. See if it’s on a service I have then grab the imdb identifier if it’s not. Very handy if you sail old school manually like I do.