Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] in fact, I'd go out of my way that the only cases where I've seen people pirate stuff is when they couldn't get a legal copy (or even afford it)… - There are literally #shows like #WestWorld where the greedy corporation (#HBO) decided to break the *unspoken social contract of the #MovieIndustry* and shaft the entire crew by #delisting it and thus not having to payout any #residuals to cast and crew. - obviously that too means you can't just buy a box of (#4K) #bluray|s with it on. Not to mention the whole fuckup of #Enshittification like #RegionCoding / #RegionLocking #DVD & espechally blu-ray drives. - You know how hard it is to get a *truly multi-region* #BDXL player that plays *all the blu-rays and DVDs*? - If you can even find one that is… - Spoiler alert: An exploitable PC drive and tools to rip legitimate bought discs is *significantly cheaper*… And that assumes the content you want to buy is even available in your region: - Like I can't even import a blu-ray of #CyberSix from Canada and shove that into a Player here in Germay, cuz I'm expecting this to be blocked by the players' firmware for no reason but that this *bullshit* is *still legal*. - Like whenever those that "play by the rules" [*get shafted*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4GZUCwVRLs) I think it's 100% self-inflicted #piracy for said companies. - So why (aside from the fact that I've to legally condone it and won't do it out of principle) wouldn't people #pirate if the only alternative is to spend triple-digits on a used disc (DVDs with easy to bypass region-locking are even more expensive!) *one cannot even play legally*??? - It's not as if the #IP holders have any confidence or hope to get any money out if this, or they'd at least put it up for icensing as a download?