Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]

#1

Post by macsparrow » Fri, May 17, 2024, 10:51 AM UTC

Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]
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Re: Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]

#2

Post by i8comments » Fri, May 17, 2024, 3:43 PM UTC

Piracy websites dont sell my data on what i like to watch.

They are good to avoid government surveillance.

Re: Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]

#3

Post by squigz » Fri, May 17, 2024, 7:40 PM UTC

i8comments wrote: post #2

Piracy websites dont sell my data on what i like to watch. They are good to avoid government surveillance.

How do you know what piracy websites do or don't do with your data?

Re: Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]

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Post by yellowapple » Sat, May 18, 2024, 3:52 AM UTC

squigz wrote: post #3

i8comments wrote: post #2

Piracy websites dont sell my data on what i like to watch. They are good to avoid government surveillance.

How do you know what piracy websites do or don't do with your data?

It's hard to do anything with data you don't have in the first place.

Re: Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]

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Post by loa_in_ » Sat, May 18, 2024, 1:41 PM UTC

squigz wrote: post #3

i8comments wrote: post #2

Piracy websites dont sell my data on what i like to watch. They are good to avoid government surveillance.

How do you know what piracy websites do or don't do with your data?

I imagine they don't ask for it and they can't really force you to give it up so it's... better

Re: Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]

#6

Post by xacky » Sat, May 18, 2024, 4:18 PM UTC

Isn't this the same as companies dropping software support for Windows 7/8.1?

Re: Piracy is justified after locking consumer purchases behind new hardware [video]

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Post by brokenmachine » Mon, May 20, 2024, 6:48 AM UTC

xacky wrote: post #6

Isn't this the same as companies dropping software support for Windows 7/8.1?

The $2500 worth of "purchases" were made inaccessible on the working device that she still owned.