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1. avgDev · 1790264764 · focus · HN ↗

   Oof. I guess sailing the high sees is back on the table.

   We are back to cable pricing, but shows and movies are all over the place and now we need multiple apps to track us.

   1. joshstrange · 1790265240 · focus · HN ↗

      We are worse than cable pricing at this point from what I can see.

      It's absurd that piracy is the _best_ user experience. 1 app, 1 place for your content, no licensing deals to worry about, no outrage pulling old episodes, local streaming, the list goes on.

      You literally cannot pay (legally) for a better experience, and that makes me sad.

      1. yreg · 1790267283 · focus · HN ↗

         How is that absurd?

         Of course with piracy you can have all the content available everywhere forever.

         How do you expect a law-abiding company to match that with content they don't own? Unless we abolish copyright.

         1. joshstrange · 1790267550 · focus · HN ↗

            It's absurd because in a sane world we'd have rules similar to playing music on the radio. If all the content providers provided a stream/video to resellers (and couldn't refuse to license/sell) then we could have a company that did the same thing as pirates can build, legally.

            Instead the content is silo'd in a bunch of massive companies that don't care about UI/UX and exist only to force more ads down our throats.

            This isn't about being law abiding or not for the sake of it, it's about the best experience _at any price_ is unobtainable without breaking a law.

            And yes, I'm in favor of abolishing copyright and/or significantly limiting/curtailing it. Some short exclusivity window (<5 years, ideally <1 year) and then anyone can redistribute it paying small royalties for another <5-10 years, then it's public.

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