Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years::undefined

  • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldEnglish
    88·
    9 months ago

    How much has total web traffic increased in the same time? I feel like the number is meaningless without something to compare it to.

    • Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      26·
      9 months ago

      I was curious too and checked the article but skimming it, instead of a total, I found this:

      A new analysis from MUSO, a U.K.-based anti-piracy analyst […]

      With the study being done by a clearly biased person/group and that large omission, I think it’s fair to assume that the % of total web traffic going to pirates might not have gone up all that much, maybe it even went down.

    • _number8_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      218·
      9 months ago

      geolocking has zero reason to exist in an interconnected world. it is quite figuratively a crime against humanity, denying access to unfathomable amounts of art and culture because they live across a line on a map

  • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    9 months ago

    It’s only partly about the money adding up from all these streaming services. The other element is that usenet, a NAS and the *arr apps provide a vastly better experience. I can hear about a movie I’m interested in and grab it straight away, usually up to full BluRay quality or, if it’s not released yet it will grab it when it’s released. When new TV episodes are available it just grabs them automatically and adds them to my Plex library.

    • _number8_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      9 months ago

      I’ve switched to collecting discs, it feels more viscerally satisfying, like vinyl, plus not having to deal with shitty rips, or ISP tracking (i forgot to turn my VPN on once and they literally suspended my service and made me call and grovel to the guy on the phone), or worrying about drives failing (my biggest fear which seems somewhat inevitable for everyone). having a case and art in your hands feels nicer than clicking on a file. plus used blu rays are very cheap.

      • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        9 months ago

        I totally get that, I buy physical media too. It’s worth mentioning that I used to torrent but stopped because I share the same concerns.

        With Usenet there’s no uploading, just an encrypted connection to a server somewhere that’s hosting the files so I’m not making material available. That’s how you can get in trouble.

        My NAS drives are in a RAID config, it’s not bulletproof but if I lose a drive I won’t lose data.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    9 months ago

    I was happy to pay to access content. Then it changed. First with the content getting worse and the price increases, but then - and this was the straw that broke the camel’s back - when Netflix made the no account sharing decision.

    I’m a single person household, and I don’t watch much TV. I can’t justify that shit. “But the lowest tier” - fuck no. I’m not paying for a low bitrate 720p stream with ads.

    If they had been just a little less greedy, I’d have happily continued giving them £18/month for literally the rest of my life, but no. They have to chase infinite growth.

    I already had a Plex server for films and stuff that weren’t available on Netflix, but now I’ve gone full piracy.

    • muh_entitlement@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      You give them an inch and they take a mile: this is why we cannot concede! If they want us back, they’ll have to put a message in a bottle!

  • randon31415@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    9 months ago

    I read that as “Privacy websites” and came here to post “How do we know that then?”

  • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    And hilariously, more and more tools that don’t even require browsing the sites exist, just has jackett. Though I suppose that may just be considered a visit in this case.

  • 𝐘Ⓞz҉@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    Can someone please explain how websites like piratebay pops up even though feds has tried to shut it down

    • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      Because the feds have jurisdiction only in a single country out of the roughly 200 that exist, and the pirate bay isn’t from that one. Used to be Sweden, no idea where it lives these days.

  • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    9 months ago

    Sorry, that was me… I’ve really been waiting for this next crop of movies to come out since all of the strikes.

  • muh_entitlement@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    It’s no surprise that consumers are fed up with corporate greed! Every year, content becomes more expensive, because bigwigs need to increase the share price and appease shareholders. Let the house of cards crumble and seed, seed, seed!