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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... (www.pandasecurity.com)
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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] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Often, piracy genuinely gives you a superior experience to the regular paid method. Lots of big service providers have been fucking us over in the past few years as well. So it's no surprise.

Glory to the piracy community!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is, according to Gaben, the main driver of piracy is the fact pirates provide better service.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

according to Gaben

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