I've always been interested in the Zappiti Streaming DVD Blu-Ray Ripping Media Player.
Like, if someone went to Redbox and rented several movies...
Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
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Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#252Streaming services should abandon monthly subscription paying method and let me pay just for time I actually spend on consuming their products. It is ridiculous to pay multiple streaming services for content that I consume rarely.
I'm able to watch 5 feature films in month, which means approximately one film from one streaming service (HBO, Netflix, Apple, Disney...). Together it is around 55 USD (11 USD per feature film) in my country. Not to mention that about half o films I have in my watch list are not on any streaming services.
Sorry, that is not acceptable. It is actually stupid business model. If that films are not in local cinemas around, I'm not able to watch them legally.
Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#253What you’re describing is data hoarding. I pirate a ton too, but you know what I do with a movie or TV show after I’ve watched it? I delete it. Poof, gone. But it’s still in the most important dataset I have. My memory. To help with the metadata of my own memory, I write down a list of the films I’ve seen. I only keep the movies I really love and want to rewatch (Robocop). That TV show I just finished that was great…
I don't pirate, I pay for content, but I like to own a digital copy of music content. So I buy MP3s rather than subscribe to a service. It's probably strange-- and maybe dumb-- but I feel like in the long run I never know what will happen to a service in terms of how it may change in price or quality. If I own a CD or an MP3, I know I have what I want. It may not be rational. I know some people think I am crazy.
I'm starting to do this, bought some albums from bands I hear a lot on bandcamp friday. I like the idea of supporting the musicians more directly, but I still use streaming platforms, as I can't buy every song I hear, and it is easier to discover new music
Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#254What you’re describing is data hoarding. I pirate a ton too, but you know what I do with a movie or TV show after I’ve watched it? I delete it. Poof, gone. But it’s still in the most important dataset I have. My memory. To help with the metadata of my own memory, I write down a list of the films I’ve seen. I only keep the movies I really love and want to rewatch (Robocop). That TV show I just finished that was great…
Good thing you have all those "data hoarders" to leech off of when you wanna download something tho...
I don't use BitTorrent anymore, but when I did my rule of thumb was to have at least a ratio of 1.0, or continue seeding it for a month, whichever happened first. After which I would feel fine deleting it.
Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#255Stop watching so much tv! Piracy is one thing, but wasting your life watching all of those “must have shows” makes it sound like your brain has been co-opted by the content producers. Maybe put down the remote and pick up a book?
Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#256Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't pirate, I pay for content, but I like to own a digital copy of music content. So I buy MP3s rather than subscribe to a service. It's probably strange-- and maybe dumb-- but I feel like in the long run I never know what will happen to a service in terms of how it may change in price or quality. If I own a CD or an MP3, I know I have what I want. It may not be rational. I know some people think I am crazy.
It makes sense but on practical terms it's expensive and uncovenient to buy MP3s.
That is true. But if say Spotify costs $9.99 / month and you buy tracks for $0.99 or album $8.99 (average ~12 tracks, maybe $0.60). After three years you have a pretty big collection, like 600 songs. And it would just get bigger.
I have sirius xm in my car, which is how I learn about new things. But you could hear new stuff via FM or YouTube.
The truth is I don't spent $9.99 a month on average so maybe it is not that expensive.
Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#257It might feel cool to use your hardware for helping the internet at large, via something like the good karma kit or an auto-archiving tool:
https://archivebox.io/ https://github.com/ArchiveBox/good-karma-kit
Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#258Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mean, what's wrong with data hoarding? People always say you should have backups, but when you make some proper ones it's suddenly "hoarding" and "a problem" smh.
Who is claiming that you must have backups of pirated content?
People. It's written right there.
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#259At least where I live in Europe, it's almost impossible to not pirate. The government has strict controls on media and so it's impossible to even get access to most movies. Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming sites have been completely neutered. HBO Go, Criterion, etc. are completely inaccessible. In the US, it's a different story. Everything outside of Karagarga is available to be streamed, or at least purchas…
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Re: Tell HN: I probably spend more on piracy than if I just paid for content
#260At least where I live in Europe, it's almost impossible to not pirate. The government has strict controls on media and so it's impossible to even get access to most movies. Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming sites have been completely neutered. HBO Go, Criterion, etc. are completely inaccessible. In the US, it's a different story. Everything outside of Karagarga is available to be streamed, or at least purchas…
Not sure where you're from, but for the most part it's not governments who are to blame (France is an exception). Copyright and rights management on a global scale is challenging, but the music industry made it work. It's up to the TV industry to do the same.