@FuturisticRobert @tezoatlipoca @whatdidmarksay 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 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?