The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee…::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

    • thatWeirdGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      I’d gladly support the content creators, be it with merch, Kickstarter, patreon or any other direct way. Giving the money to the corporate balls of greed is another story

        • systemglitch@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          That’s the problem with your view… it’s not theft, it’s a balance. We need piracy to suppress some of the greed.

          And you are also looking at things I extremes when reality is always somewhere I between.

          Aside from that, studies have shown piracy to be more of a positive than a negative and those who pirate also tend to spend more than those who don’t anyways.