RE: Why piracy may be here to stay indefinitely
Bah, piracy is such a hard topic. Ofcourse people have the right to do whatever they want with what they make. They own it after all. But I also feel in the entertainment industry, you have some sort of obligation to your fans to deliver. The whole area-dependency of releases is just a big middle finger to other parts of the world.
I do think platforms like Netflix are the way into the future to lessen piracy. Yes, it sucks that they do not have all content in one place, but honestly, for me personally, it's becoming too much of a hassle to pick up every single show I want to watch from all over the internet. Right now, I'm just settling for whatever's on Netflix. It just sucks majorly that I have to wait so long for a new season of a show which has already aired in the US over a year ago!
Hey, thanks for your reply. You know what, I completely agree. That's what I was trying to express at the bottom. The licenses and whatnot surrounding sharing shows to other broadcasters is what pushes most of the audience to illegal platforms, which is a shame, but for some a must. Especially when they have no money to pay for Netflix and co!
Yes, definitely.
You know, I don't mind paying for a wonderful, easy and handy platform like Netflix. The whole problem comes when everything you want to watch is spread over so many different platforms and spread all around the world aswell.
I guess we can't really demand to see everything (even television doesn't have everything if you're not willing to pay for the extra's), but people have gotten so used to it through piracy, it's kind of shooting yourself in your own foot if you don't take that into account and big media supplier.