this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2023
1426 points (97.3% liked)

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

54261 readers
1044 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others



Loot, Pillage, & Plunder


💰 Please help cover server costs.

Ko-FiLiberapay


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.Multiple commenters are saying I'm off base about the 75% price increase. My payment less than a year ago was $79.99. Here's the proof.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.works 143 points 1 year ago (28 children)

Yep, it feels like we're about to see the second wave of piracy, and more and more people are going to dust off their jolly Rogers. $80 was worth it for the catalog, but the price hike is completely unjustifiable. I've already canceled my sub, and I'm betting there will be plenty who do the same. A 75% increase is egregious.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago (16 children)

About to see? My friend, we never stopped. Especially now, more people have started to look into self hosting.

I never stopped once I saw that the shit you pay for is not even yours anymore. Unless it's indie games, I just straight up download the game. Could care less about online gaming. (Thx ftp)

[–] ClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Can you point me in the right direction of where to start? My last adventures of file sharing ended with Napster and Limewire.

[–] secret_j@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

You may be looking for 'Free Media. Heck Yeah'.

load more comments (11 replies)
load more comments (14 replies)
load more comments (25 replies)