Thread: Piracy is necessary and doesn't hurt revenues
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Old 07-11-2014, 12:59 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
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So, again, buying out-of-region DVDs is in no way equivalent to faking an IP address to stream an out of market video, much less downloading a pirate video or ebook.
I have to disagree, buying out of region DVD's is exactly the same as faking an IP address to stream an out of market video, especially if I add the cavet "that I paid for". In both cases, you are proactively avoiding the Geo-restrictions that were contractually put on that particular content, be it DVD or online video.

Downloading a pirate video or ebook (i.e. a downloading a video or ebook for free that is available on the free market to avoid having to pay for it) is a very different thing. Of course, the real issue is that people use the word "pirate" to mean lots of different things.
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