Some Pirate Sites Received More Visitors After Being Blocked

Post by Mindwipe » Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 12:59 PM UTC

wkat4242 wrote: post #19

rhino369 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bet the amount of pirating of Netflix content is up since password sharing is being clamped down on—not that Netflix cares. If an unpaid user falls in a forest and nobody is around to hear it, did it make a sound? But I can’t help but feel that 90% of the “back to the high seas” comments on Reddit or social media discussions of streaming is just pirates justifying the piracy they were already committing. Pirates lo…

Netflix used to advertise sharing your account with family and friends even those outside of the family. At least here in Holland they did. Clearly that made it ok and not piracy. But since they clamped down I'm pirating again. Until then there was no need.

Post by endisneigh » Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 1:00 PM UTC

jncfhnb wrote: post #28

endisneigh wrote: post #20

Instead of not consuming, pirates use all sort of mental gymnastics to justify their consumption without paying or following the terms involved. I guess it’s no surprise many of these parasites are taking their ideology to retail. Millions of dollars of goods are stolen yearly, and this is why we can’t have nice things. Why pay when you can take for free?

https://counciloncj.org/mid-year-2023-crime-trends/ Theft rates are falling excluding vehicle theft

Post by endisneigh » Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 1:03 PM UTC

wkat4242 wrote: post #24

endisneigh wrote: post #20

Instead of not consuming, pirates use all sort of mental gymnastics to justify their consumption without paying or following the terms involved. I guess it’s no surprise many of these parasites are taking their ideology to retail. Millions of dollars of goods are stolen yearly, and this is why we can’t have nice things. Why pay when you can take for free?

I don't really justify. I just pirate because I can. I don't really care about the moral discussion at all. YMMV of course. I did share a Netflix account before the clampdown but now I pirate again. I just take the road of least resistance. Like water.

Post by yard2010 » Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 1:04 PM UTC

somenameforme wrote: post #18

One ironic thing is that one of the easiest ways to find good 'pirate' sites is to simply search for the takedowns. One indirect way to do this search Google for some term like [movie_name torrent] and then go to the links in the inevitable "In response to multiple complaints that we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 8 results from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA co…

Post by worthless-trash » Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 1:06 PM UTC

namlem wrote: post #25

rhino369 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bet the amount of pirating of Netflix content is up since password sharing is being clamped down on—not that Netflix cares. If an unpaid user falls in a forest and nobody is around to hear it, did it make a sound? But I can’t help but feel that 90% of the “back to the high seas” comments on Reddit or social media discussions of streaming is just pirates justifying the piracy they were already committing. Pirates lo…

Pirating was annoying and I was happy to sign up for streaming services, but I just canceled my Hulu due to the price increases. Fortunately I haven't been kicked off my parents' Netflix yet haha. Not that there are any good shows on there anymore.