It’s all about the numbers, go after a few to scare the masses then give them a safe alternative.
If enshitification comes in to it and it starts to look better to pirate (shows/films disappearing, ads, bloat, needing 15 different subscriptions and so on) then piracy will increase again.
For me Netflix/Disney+/Prime have laid the foundation of no longer relying on Sky’s overpriced satellite packages at least so there’s a positive.
For us no.
For Joe public yes.
It’s all about the numbers, go after a few to scare the masses then give them a safe alternative.
If enshitification comes in to it and it starts to look better to pirate (shows/films disappearing, ads, bloat, needing 15 different subscriptions and so on) then piracy will increase again.
For me Netflix/Disney+/Prime have laid the foundation of no longer relying on Sky’s overpriced satellite packages at least so there’s a positive.