Comment by Cthulhu_
14 hours ago
I'd even go as far as argue that all streaming has its origins in piracy - Spotify seeded its catalog with pirated music (allegedly), Crunchyroll started off as an anime piracy site, etc.
14 hours ago
I'd even go as far as argue that all streaming has its origins in piracy - Spotify seeded its catalog with pirated music (allegedly), Crunchyroll started off as an anime piracy site, etc.
Not allegedly, I was there at the time as a user and I and others can confirm that there was plenty of scene releases on Spotify in ~2008:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43202117
Sometimes it's cheaper to break the law and pay a fine, than to do everything by law.
Seems quite often it turns out you don't even need to pay a fine if you manage to get big enough quickly enough.
Sometimes it’s impossible. Music labels wouldn’t even get in a room with you to discuss web back in the day.