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techguyone · 08-12-2018, 11:05

It's always been a game of cat and mouse with the authorities and the 'pirates' for as long as I can remember, from floppy disks being swapped in the playground to cassette tapes copying songs, vhs tapes, CD's & DVD's, then along came the Internet and BB's with binaries, mIRC (still active arrrrr) Kazaa, Limewire, eDonkey, fast forward a little. Torrents, Kodi plug ins, android apps offering streaming.

Sometimes the pirates are on top, sometimes the authorities. The point I'm making is that it ain't ever going to stop. It's like playing Whack A mole.

There is a school of thought that suggests if things were priced somewhat more reasonably, then the vast majority of pirating would simply evaporate as people begrudge being ripped off.

Another issue in this global market place is availability. Quite simply some titles are never available through legal means or people have to subscribe to multiple media sources costing hundreds of pounds.

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techguyone Deus Vult Join Date: May 2010 Location: W Mids Services: VM M350 with Superhub4 (modem mode) > Anytime Chatter > No TV Posts: 2,081	Re: Is piracy on the way out and will VM and Sky benefit? It's always been a game of cat and mouse with the authorities and the 'pirates' for as long as I can remember, from floppy disks being swapped in the playground to cassette tapes copying songs, vhs tapes, CD's & DVD's, then along came the Internet and BB's with binaries, mIRC (still active arrrrr) Kazaa, Limewire, eDonkey, fast forward a little. Torrents, Kodi plug ins, android apps offering streaming. Sometimes the pirates are on top, sometimes the authorities. The point I'm making is that it ain't ever going to stop. It's like playing Whack A mole. There is a school of thought that suggests if things were priced somewhat more reasonably, then the vast majority of pirating would simply evaporate as people begrudge being ripped off. Another issue in this global market place is availability. Quite simply some titles are never available through legal means or people have to subscribe to multiple media sources costing hundreds of pounds.