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by pipeline_tux 3608 days ago
Torrents are filling the gap where the traditional media companies are still failing. Here in NZ there are 7 different streaming services that I can immediately think of, each with exclusive rights to some content. I'm not paying $80 a month to sign up to each so I can watch their popular "exclusive" show they own the rights to.

If the rights-holders made their content accessible and at a reasonable price to consumers, torrents would disappear.

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Don't most people pay that much for entertainment though, through their cable bill?