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Re: Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?

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Post by dinkleberg »

To each their own, but I am not. I feel obliged to pay for the work of others that I consume where I can. Whether or not the creators of the content are getting paid a fair share is certainly up for debate. I understand that spotify rates are exceedingly poor for the artists. But it isn't my place to negotiate for them.

And when it comes to movies and TV that aren't available on a streaming platform, I'll just rent it on Apple TV. I think it's like $4 for a movie rental. A much better deal than going to the theater.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

distances wrote: post #376
cactusplant7374 wrote: post #272

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I return a lot of products bought from Amazon. How is the return policy and cost with Aliexpress?

When do you return Amazon stuff? I have returned online clothes purchases from other stores but I'm pretty sure I've never returned anything I bought from Amazon. Basically because I buy "things" from it, and I end up doing so much research before buying that I'm always happy with the purchase.

I buy and research multiple products in parallel. You can’t beat my system. Jeff Bezos hates me.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?

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Post by tren »

avtar wrote: post #513
neilv wrote: post #167

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I've started buying from ebooks.com exclusively, because they tell me it's DRM-free EPUB and PDF. I end up paying a big premium in practice over Kindle DRM and discounted paperbacks, but I'm doing my part to convince publishers to offer DRM-free.

_Some_ of their books are DRM-free. “But please note that eBooks.com uses Adobe DRM to protect most ebook files, so the device, or the software running on the device must be compatible with Adobe DRM. If you'd prefer to obtain your books without DRM, you can browse our DRM-free section.” https://support.ebooks.com/hc/en-gb/articles/214119286-Guide...

Yes, unfortunately this is the case (I work for ebooks.com). Most publishers require us to use DRM and Adobe DRM really sucks, but there isn't other options out there and we don't have the resources to make something better.

We focus quite a bit of effort on educating publishers about moving to DRM-Free as it makes everyone's lives easier and from what we've seen increases publisher sales numbers.

https://about.ebooks.com/should-we-sell-your-ebooks-without-...

https://about.ebooks.com/sales-jumped-54-when-this-publisher...

Re: Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?

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Post by schwartzworld »

olex wrote: post #161
__jem wrote: post #81

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this sounds economical but also a major chore

Not at all. I do the same thing, and the key is to cancel the subscription immediately upon signing up. You keep the one month you've already paid for, and don't need to worry about recurring cost.

I use virtual cards generated on privacy.com for streaming services. You can set the limit based on how many months you want to pay for, and not worry about forgetting to cancel.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?

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Post by 9935c101ab17a66 »

zeendo wrote: post #490
sam_lowry_ wrote: post #483

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*arrs?

Readarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr (and others) Modern versions of CouchPotato or SabNZB if you were familiar with those

Overseerr is worth a mention — it’s really, really good. Waaay better than Ombi.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?

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Post by fallat »

Hamuko wrote: post #276
smolder wrote: post #246

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Owning a physical copy of a movie hasn't gotten any cheaper since the 90s. A Top Gun Maverick blu-ray is $25. Netflix streaming has gone up in price significantly from debut and has a worse content library, due to "the streaming wars." Streaming access is not fair to compare to ownership --it's closer to rental, but without any of the supply-side cost of making and distributing physical media, so value to consumers s…

> Games haven't really gone down in price either They have though. Games used to be so much more expensive back in the day. I actually ran across this nugget recently: https://twitter.com/Mailia/status/1608496022589952003 You had to shell out $70 for a copy of Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98. That's $130 when adjusted for inflation. And disc-based games weren't as cheap as you'd expect either. I think I saw an ad for C…

No, triple A games these days are $90+.
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