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'The Last of Us' Was the Most-Pirated Show of 2023 (gizmodo.com)

submitted 10 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 221 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Speaking as a Brit, the only way to get TLoU was to subscribe to Sky TV, which (as far as I’m aware) requires a 12 month contract. Fuck that, quite frankly.

So I took to the high seas because I could.

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 42 points 10 months ago

There's also Now TV, or NOW as it's called...err... now.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Amazon Prime is now charging to get rid of ads

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is that worldwide? I just assumed it was US only

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Im in the US

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

/edit; Woops, meant to be a top-level comment, not a reply...

[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Monitoring torrents, especially public ones, is quite easy.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While the Brits commonly use fortnights and "next Tuesdays" the conversion to months isn't too complicated if you're used to it

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’ll see you next Tuesday, if you’d like.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

They say it so much they even have an acronym for it.

I was hanging around Chelsea in my new West Ham soccer jersey trying to blend in, and every other person on the street was saying they hoped to see me next Tuesday. Even yelling it from across the street! They must have known I was American because they kept trying to talk to me about football, but they didn't seem to know any NFL teams.

The Brits really are on of the most polite nations.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Now tv doesn't require a contract like that, in fact we just used a trial which they're very generous on giving out to people multiple times. So when a site like that comes out we use a trial if there's one available and then depending on the runtime we might only have to pay a month and it's pretty cheap if you just get TV shows and not movies.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Now TV is fucking awful though. They still think 1080p and surround sound are luxury optional extras.

It's basically just cybersquatting on shows so nobody else can have them, and remind you that you could watch them in decent quality if only you weren't such a cheapskate and would subscribe to full Sky.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, doesn't Netflix also charge extra for 1080p? Also I'm not a massive fan of Now, I only get it when there's a show I really want to watch on it.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Netflix also won’t serve 1080p if you are on PC. Even though you have specifically paid for 1080p or higher.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 10 months ago

Additionally, even though Fox sold their shares in Sky years ago, I still can’t divest them in my head from the Murdoch empire.