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Netflix: Piracy is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

TBH they could just have kept streaming their archived copies of that content (they did make backups, right? They work on IT, they would have known how important it is to have backups). If Disney or someone complains, let each side just pick their lawyer staff and toss them together at a mud cage match with wet T-shirts, for a couple of years, maybe a decade. They have way over good amounts of money to waste on that, and people would have kept enjoying a good alternative to piracy in the meantime.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Netflix would lose that lawsuit almost immediately.

EDIT: To explain further, it literally doesn't matter if Netflix has copies of that media. If Netflix loses the rights to distribute that media, they can't distribute that media. If Netflix continued to distribute said media, they would not have a case in US courts. When people in the US buy physical media, they only receive a license (intangible) and a copy of the media. With some exceptions, people have to adhere to the terms of that license. Even if ripping for personal use is allowed, you can't buy a DVD, rip it, and then pass the DVD to a friend to keep because you transfer your license to use that media onto a friend.