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alt227 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Streaming services are driving viewers back to pir...

> What a surprise, it’s easier to steal than to pay content creators.

They make it this way.

Buying a second hand DVD does not give any money to content creators, and I still get to watch the movie.

fluoridation 10 months ago [–]

Devil's advocate: buying a second-hand DVD puts money back into a first-hand buyer, who may use it to buy first-hand again from the creator.

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