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We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee…::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

  • TheHarpyEagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    The EUIPO speculates that financial pressures, like inflation, means that people have less money to spend on entertainment. This can be seen in the way that fewer people are signing up for Netflix or Amazon Prime – and some are even cancelling their subscriptions altogether.

    Ah yes, that’s the only reason. Not that streaming services are offering less content and functionality for more money, that can’t be it.

    • Dazawassa@programming.devEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I’m sure that economics is part of it. But I think the larger issue is the fact that you need 9 streaming services now just to see the shows you’d want. And then these streaming services are starting to remove the things people paid for. I set up a Plex server and just use that to watch things now.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Corporations don’t want competition, they want monopolies. If the good they are selling is in unlimited supply, like music or shows in digital formats are, they create artificial scarcity through exclusivity deals.