Cows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoThe way of the Blockbuster 2: Electric Boogaloosh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up11.89Karrow-down121
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minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down2·2 years agoI understand the sentiment, but Netflix having a monopoly on streaming content wasn’t a good situation, either.
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·2 years agoThe ideal solution is multiple competing services with the same content.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 years agoLike music streaming services figured out years ago.
minus-squarebradbeattie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoI’d recommend considering how the recently expired https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc. would have applied to streaming services.
minus-squareThis is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoYeah, the moment Netflix announced House of Cards, the US government should’ve hit them with this. Could’ve prevented this streaming mess.
minus-squarekeepthepace@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 years agoDoes Walmart have a monopoly on kinder chocolate? The idea is to have several distributors each with as complete a catalog as possible. Having such a shattered offers between platforms makes it very noncompetitive against any piracy solution.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 years agoThere is a difference between 1, 4 and 30 streaming services…
minus-squareCar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoThe usurper delivered us from the evil that was cable or nothing. You either die a hero or live long enough to become the enemy. The cycle must repeat
I understand the sentiment, but Netflix having a monopoly on streaming content wasn’t a good situation, either.
The ideal solution is multiple competing services with the same content.
Like music streaming services figured out years ago.
I’d recommend considering how the recently expired https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc. would have applied to streaming services.
Yeah, the moment Netflix announced House of Cards, the US government should’ve hit them with this. Could’ve prevented this streaming mess.
Does Walmart have a monopoly on kinder chocolate? The idea is to have several distributors each with as complete a catalog as possible. Having such a shattered offers between platforms makes it very noncompetitive against any piracy solution.
This right here dammit.
There is a difference between 1, 4 and 30 streaming services…
The usurper delivered us from the evil that was cable or nothing.
You either die a hero or live long enough to become the enemy. The cycle must repeat