Software: The difficulty of cracking and modifying software has significantly increased.
Movies and TV Shows: Numerous streaming sites have been shut down or faced legal penalties.
Adult Content: New releases are often removed within 1-5 weeks, and many older titles are no longer available on piracy platforms.

Given these trends, what might a post-piracy world entail?

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[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

FOSS alternatives are out there for most software. I don't really care for pirating photoshop when GIMP is free.

You can't really kill P2P file sharing. If there is a need for creating a seed then someone will do it if the film/show is popular enough. Will probably be hosted through a DMCA non-compliant country.

[–] LemmyQuest@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Actually, many old movies and shows are available on P2P networks, but the lack of seeders renders them inaccessible.

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

It depends on the movie, but I agree people do need to keep seeding more for those older, niche films.

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