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The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee...::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's exactly what the long game is. Pay for just good enough content in an ad delivery service.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You forgot the part where they try to kill off piracy, because if they charge more then more people pirate, but if they prevent people from pirating then they can charge a whole lot more.

Piracy actually keeps prices down.