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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by lanigerous@feddit.uk to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/33241409

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[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 114 points 2 months ago

(paraphrased) “The user of the illegal service may fund the activities of criminal organisations, says Executive Director Jaana Pihkala from the copyright organisation TTVK.”

as opposed to paying the even more criminal publishers scalping the rights and screwing the creators

[-] stray@pawb.social 83 points 2 months ago

How the shit am I funding criminal activity when I don't pay them anything?

[-] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 months ago

I'm the same as you, but there are a lot of people that pay (monthly fees I believe!) for pre-built "android boxes".

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I may pay for pre-configured server space, bandwidth and a torrent client in another country

[-] Havatra@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

Depends on the method, but a lot of normies find these pirate websites where you stream directly through a player on their website, and here they can serve ads, i.e. get money. Pirate Bay and the like also serves ads.

[-] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

strange, I've never seen an ad on piratebay or my regular streaming sites.

[-] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 13 points 2 months ago

may is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

[-] lanigerous@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago
[-] Mondez@lemdro.id 5 points 1 month ago

If anything, by not giving the money to big multinationals more of my money will be going into the local economy instead.

[-] jasonokee@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

It’s interesting how these discussions about “who funds what” always miss the real nuance — not every user is supporting criminal networks just because they watch or download something. There’s a big difference between direct financial support and passive consumption, and lumping both together oversimplifies the issue.

The irony is, this kind of moral panic isn’t new. Whether it’s movies, music, or even sports media rights, the same debate keeps circling back — who really benefits, and who gets exploited? It reminds me of how UFC White House (https://ufcwhitehousecard.com/) discussions have highlighted fairness and transparency in how organizations control content and audience access. At the end of the day, ethical consumption gets complicated when the system itself is built unevenly.

[-] Deifyed@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 months ago

If they are so opposed to stealing, then why steal my personal information? That is not how (a functioning) society works

[-] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 34 points 2 months ago

If they have an issue with copyright infringement, they should discuss with OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and more.

[-] turdas@suppo.fi 30 points 2 months ago
[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 33 points 2 months ago

Yeah. Here's the article, there's nothing like that in it: https://yle.fi/a/74-20061429

[-] Voidian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 months ago

old article but hate how they are intentionally fudging the difference between people who pay for a pirate streaming site vs. people who just torrent stuff. I too will bet my left testicle that downloading anime isn't going to put money into trafficking.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago
[-] Voidian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago
[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

But unsuspecting folks that want to trial the seven seas.
You'd be surprised about one sees outside a bubble

[-] lanigerous@feddit.uk 11 points 2 months ago

Ah just seen this, will update the title to reflect and my bad.

[-] lanigerous@feddit.uk 11 points 2 months ago

Aw that's a shame and sorry for messing up, saw it and thought it'd be worth sharing here because it tickled me. What does it actually say?

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

The translation is accurate. The "boohoo" bit does not appear in the article at all, in English or Finnish.

[-] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago

To be fair, the image says ‘this post’ and not ‘this article’

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago

The subtitle all the way at the bottom says the same thing in Finnish, but it's also not real.

[-] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So selfish of people, to have a modicum of standards and to know when they are getting ripped the fuck off. So very very selfish and bad. Just pay your overlords.

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town 3 points 2 months ago

The only jobs left are to literally suck dick.

Hungry?

It was the only real job in jail back in the day. Nowadays, the whole planet is barred up and down and there is no real forest left. Even the jungle is a farm now.

[-] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

Everything is worth what it's purchaser will, or won't, pay for it.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago

a piracy and onehundredninetysix crossover? today is a good day.

[-] rosco385@lemmy.wtf 7 points 2 months ago

No, no, you've misunderstood. The "Finns" mentioned are the descendants of Huckleberry Finn.

It's actually a real step backwards for them. If they not afraid to violate copyright it's only a matter of time before they start using the n-word again...

[-] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

If they not afraid to violate copyright it's only a matter of time before they start using the n-word again...

Wutt

[-] TheLastHero@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

bad joke, not even because its racy it just fucking sucks. Log off with regret.

[-] Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

But what if I just say I'm using all this media to train my AI? Then it's legal right?

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

Used discord for piracy before, someone pirates a film and streams it to a bunch of us over discord. So discord are helping us distribute it and keep it synced for a large group.

[-] avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago

Just hope discord is not collecting your username and ip address for future disclosure.

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