Re: The era of freeloading is officially over

On Mon, 12 Aug 2024, JAB wrote:

The era of freeloading is officially over
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Cracking down on sharing was hugely successful for Netflix. For years,
the streaming giant turned a blind eye to password sharing because
doing so allowed more people to experience the product and, crucially,
come to rely on it.
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Costco and Disney this month took a page from the Netflix playbook and
announced they are cracking down on account sharers.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/12/business/disney-costco-netflix-password-sharing-nightcap/index.html
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Very interesting! Will people turn to piracy once more? I have never had a streaming account and I am aboslutely amazed that torrent and yt-dlp (for pulling content off youtube) works as well as they do.
I also feel very sad about the people who sit with 2, 3 or 4 streaming services paying enormous amounts, due to the fact that they do not know how to get the content for free.
I do not feel sad about people who think that the law is the law and go to bed feeling proud of themselves for paying for 3 or 4 streaming services.