(paraphrased) “The user of the illegal service may fund the activities of criminal organisations, says Executive Director Jaana Pihkala from the copyright organisation TTVK.”

as opposed to paying the even more criminal publishers scalping the rights and screwing the creators

[–] jasonokee@feddit.uk 1 points 23 hours ago

It’s interesting how these discussions about “who funds what” always miss the real nuance — not every user is supporting criminal networks just because they watch or download something. There’s a big difference between direct financial support and passive consumption, and lumping both together oversimplifies the issue.

The irony is, this kind of moral panic isn’t new. Whether it’s movies, music, or even sports media rights, the same debate keeps circling back — who really benefits, and who gets exploited? It reminds me of how UFC White House (https://ufcwhitehousecard.com/) discussions have highlighted fairness and transparency in how organizations control content and audience access. At the end of the day, ethical consumption gets complicated when the system itself is built unevenly.

[–] stray@pawb.social 77 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How the shit am I funding criminal activity when I don't pay them anything?

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm the same as you, but there are a lot of people that pay (monthly fees I believe!) for pre-built "android boxes".

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I may pay for pre-configured server space, bandwidth and a torrent client in another country

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

[–] Havatra@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Depends on the method, but a lot of normies find these pirate websites where you stream directly through a player on their website, and here they can serve ads, i.e. get money. Pirate Bay and the like also serves ads.

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

strange, I've never seen an ad on piratebay or my regular streaming sites.

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

may is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

[–] lanigerous@feddit.uk 8 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks!

[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 5 points 2 weeks ago

If anything, by not giving the money to big multinationals more of my money will be going into the local economy instead.