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Martin Guay 👨‍💻🌈🎮📱🍁📈 Piracy is rising fast—and it's not just nostalgia.🔹 15+ billion piracy site visits in 2023 🔹 Software piracy remains ~37% 🔹 Music piracy jumped 13% in a year 🔹 Streaming piracy up 36% since 2020Why the increase?Subscription fatigueRising costs across SaaS and entertainmentFragmented content (too many platforms)DRM is punishing legit usersLoss of ownership in digital goodsPeople aren’t just stealing—they’re pushing back.When paid options are worse than pirated ones, the system is broken. Time to rethink value, access, and trust.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Piracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaaS</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DigitalOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalOwnership</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SubscriptionFatigue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SubscriptionFatigue</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DRM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechEthics</a>

LilMikeSFThe highly competitive segmented <a href="https://c.im/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a> will pick up this weekend as <a href="https://c.im/tags/AppleTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppleTV</a> opens the <a href="https://c.im/tags/paywall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paywall</a> and lets in anyone with an <a href="https://c.im/tags/AppleID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppleID</a> see their <a href="https://c.im/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#content</a> for <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeTrial</a> for a couple daze. Apple is proud of critically acclaimed series fare like <a href="https://c.im/tags/TedLasso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TedLasso</a> and occasional exclusive TV windows for films like Emancipation, starring Will Smith which they paid over $100 million for. They produced Scorsese and DiCaprio's "Killers of the Flower Moon", but despite big bucks invested in content from name brand stars, less than 7% of US streaming service subscribers tune in, making them just 7th in the pack amongst services. The Cupertino based behemoth has struggled to add subscribers at $9.99 per month ang lag far beyond the market leading <a href="https://c.im/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Netflix</a>. To boost numbers <a href="https://c.im/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> recently began offering a bundled add on app subscription via <a href="https://c.im/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amazon</a>, sharing revenues to gain a presence within Jeff Bezos <a href="https://c.im/tags/AmazonPrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmazonPrime</a> streaming plans like <a href="https://c.im/tags/ContentProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ContentProvider</a> studio rivals <a href="https://c.im/tags/HBOMax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HBOMax</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/MGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MGM</a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Paramount</a> already had. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/apple-tv-will-be-free-to-stream-this-weekend/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/apple-tv-will-be-free-to-stream-this-weekend/</a>

DeadTOm :debian:A reminder:Red Boxes are still a thing.Your local library probably has DVDs/Bluray discs to check out, and probably has a larger selection available through partner libraries if you're willing to wait a few days.Services like Tubi already exist, totally free, if you don't mind advertising.If you can't watch it any time you want, as many times as you want, you don't own it, and you can't count on it being there forever.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AmazonPrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmazonPrime</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Netflix</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYOK, hear me out—my big idea for everyone getting what they want in the streaming wars:My youngest wants to see The Lavender scare, but I don't feel like subscribing to yet another service and then remembering to cancel when the show was done. Why not have the streaming services sell programs a la carte? Pay $10 and watch the show (and only that show) for it's run or season), commercial free. A streaming service can then throw in a bonus show if they want to win you over.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a>

Shadow, First of His NameImagine snoozing off on streaming services where ads come up every 5 minutes during an episode of 30 minutes, promoting an Tesla models sponsored by Elon and Viagra encouraging you to get one that will improve your lifestyle on repeats. 🤣<a href="https://social.everythingbagel.me/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://social.everythingbagel.me/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a> <a href="https://social.everythingbagel.me/tags/PushBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PushBack</a> <a href="https://social.everythingbagel.me/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://social.everythingbagel.me/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#services</a>

Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾When streaming services came out, I was happy to be rid of my Dvds. As a minimalist by nature I just didn't like things cluttering up my space. But now? I want them back, especially seeing how little control I have with keeping my favourite films and TV shows. I am kinda glad that I never got to getting rid of allll my favourite shows, but now I have to buy a region-free dvd player as they seem like a rare thing now lol. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#platforms</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/56758/1/dvds-comeback-hbo-max-discover-plus-netflix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/56758/1/dvds-comeback-hbo-max-discover-plus-netflix</a>

Chris MessinaDisney+ prices going up. Fuck you, mouse. The next Mando installation better be good.<a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a>

David August ❌👑It's simple math: without writers, there's no content. Without content, there are no viewers. Don't underestimate the power of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WGA</a>. Make a fair deal, AMPTP. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/streamingwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streamingwars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnionStrong</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WGAStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WGAStrong</a>

David August ❌👑Without writers, producers have no new content to offer their streaming services. It's time for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amptp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amptp</a> to make a fair deal with the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WGA</a> to keep the streaming appealing to the audience. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WGAStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WGAStrong</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/streamingwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streamingwars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnionStrong</a>

Chris MessinaAudible gets Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos before Spotify Audiobooks. 🤔<a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NewAudible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewAudible</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreamingWars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/ReleaseNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReleaseNotes</a>

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