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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

people being arrested for using pirate streaming services

What circumstances does that even happen in? Like a bar that plays a pirated sports stream?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Theres firestick apps that stream all the regular channels, plus all the premium channels. (HBO, showtime, stars, ppv, etc) Essentially for $10 - $20 a month you get the best, most decked out cable package one could buy. You may or may not have access to all the new and old movies, TV shows (from all the platforms), and porn, on demand, as well. Maybe like that?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That doesn't sound like something you get arrested for though

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gonna be honest I didn't read the articles so I'm not entirely sure. I did see a headline about cops going to peoples houses to issue warnings so maybe isps are snitching?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd be skeptical that's even real, outside of a select few countries with especially strict copyright enforcement

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not even in the US, which it seems leads the charge on enforcing copyright most of the time.

It's the "your internet could be disabled" scare tactics.