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yellowapple on April 28, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Inside Popcorn Time, the Piracy Party Hollywood Ca...

This wouldn't be the first time. It probably won't be the last.

All that's required in this case is a shift away from traditional per-copy earnings toward more modern earnings via content/trademark licensing and streaming/broadcast rights, supplemented with box office earnings (for movies) and ad revenues on free streaming/broadcast services (for television shows).

manigandham on April 28, 2015 [–]

That I'm fine with, and consider more of a business model change.

I'm taking in regards to the other comments with the "capitalism is no-good/evil" nonsense.

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