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

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 145 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah that’s called the *arr suite

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Looks like it's written by AI.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What services can I connect to Stremio? Max?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 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...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Justwatch.com is my go to

Cerement linked it in their comment

[–] dingus182 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

JustWatch also has direct links to IMBD in their descriptions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Depends on the country though as well. Its probably pretty easy to figure out for big ones like the USA, but in smaller countries its often a mess...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

That info can go stale quickly as content licensing changes. I've ran into that plenty.