I really want to support the creators! But by paying for movie tickets or streaming services, very little of the money I pay goes to the creators. It mostly goes to the executives and financiers, or the megastar actors that I don't really care about.

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jimbokun 5 days ago | parent [-]

Piracy gives zero money to the creators.

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appease7727 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

It also gives zero money to scum-sucking studios and labels and worthless bureaucrats that only give the author a 2% cut.

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varelse 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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kylebenzle 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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mensetmanusman 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Not always, it has generated cult classics that have built a valuable fan base of support for many cases. Downstream it can increase in person popularity that wouldn’t otherwise exist.

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Erwin 5 days ago | parent [-]

Ah, this is like the "trickle down" theory of piracy.

	▲	mensetmanusman 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It was the explicit policy of Bill Gates and others in regards to Asia.