• AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org
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    7 months ago

    That’s easy to say, but what can they actually do that provides a better service than piracy at this point? They can’t compete on price, number of shows, or quality of shows with piracy by a long shot. They can potentially provide a better ease of experience with quick downloads and casting, but they already have that and I don’t know that it can get any better.

    As a general rule, I’d assume more piracy means less money into an industry, and less money in means fewer and less risky products that appeal to the lowest common denominator.

    • mkhoury@lemmy.ca
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      7 months ago

      There’s lots they can do…

      • cheaper prices (by lowering the % of rent-seeking),
      • better pay distribution for creators (Especially so that I pay to support the shows I watch rather than a global pool),
      • interoperability (to allow new businesses which provide frontends to multiple streaming services),
      • social (clipping and sharing, group watching, etc)
      • more equal promotion of shows/movies (instead of based on royalty rates)