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Originally Posted by denphone
Most certainly not until the prices come down on the content people want.
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I actually believe the price is (in some cases) irrelevant, because there are those who want everything for free.
Piracy won't go away, and I think to some extent, Hollywood actually needs it. It can generate publicity for shows and films that would otherwise have nothing. Game of Thrones for instance. That was a relatively small, very expensive show at the start, then really took off when season one became the most pirated show ever.
But, I am digressing. I think Piracy is probably being reduced, although mainly by services such as Netflix, Prime Video and all the various subscription music services. I suspect even those selling dodgy TV boxes and sticks will ultimately suffer because these services are starting to offer a lot of the content offered by those boxes for a lot less money, and legally. Of course, they won't replace everything, such as sports, but I think they will help.