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Blasphemer

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11. I agree. People are turning back to piracy because the streaming model is flawed...

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:18 AM

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You have to pay too much for content on an ever growing number of platforms & they are making it harder to share subscriptions. On top of that, we now pay for privilege of seeing ads.

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$1 billion Supreme Court music piracy case could affect internet users [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Cox Communications... argues too tough a standard could "jeopardize internet access..." mpcamb Sunday #1

The piracy is apparently a large part of their business: highplainsdem Sunday #2

Wait a minute. You mean to tell me Napster is still around? Mawspam2 Sunday #6

The brand name still exists, but the original (illegal) p2p sharing was shut down long ago. ToxMarz Sunday #8

Much of the file sharing happens on the bit torrents these days FakeNoose Yesterday #14

But, it's OK to steal music because musicians make their money selling T shirts. LudwigPastorius Sunday #9

A lot of that is likely pirated movies and TV shows Jose Garcia Yesterday #13

This won't really affect internet users, it will affect Cox ToxMarz Sunday #3

They already stole the Internet and gave it to AI. GreenWave Sunday #4

The RIAA never gives up and I'm sick of hearing them. JohnnyRingo Sunday #5

I agree. People are turning back to piracy because the streaming model is flawed... Blasphemer Yesterday #11

I hope the industry loses and the people win Polybius Sunday #7

The folly in all of the Napster defenders was them claiming they moniss Sunday #10

This is what happens on the bit torrents now FakeNoose Yesterday #15

At its core this case is an indirect attack on the Sony decision onenote Yesterday #12