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Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy (www.theguardian.com)

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According to London‑based piracy monitoring and content‑protection firm MUSO, unlicensed streaming is the predominant source of TV and film piracy, accounting for 96% in 2023. Piracy reached a low in 2020, with 130bn website visits. But by 2024 that number had risen to 216bn. In Sweden, 25% of people surveyed reported pirating in 2024, a trend mostly driven by those aged 15 to 24. Piracy is back, just sailing under a different flag.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 hours ago

This reminds me of the old pre-internet joke about a little girl with a lemonade stand. The sign reads..."Cup of Lemonade $1,000.00". A passerby says to the little girl..."You won't sell much lemonade at that price" and the little girl says..."That's all right, I only need to sell one!".