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Fire TV: Amazon to block piracy apps in the future

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100 points speckx | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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GolfPopper ◴[31 Oct 25 17:44 UTC] No.45774667[source]▶
Piracy is just the excuse. What they're saying is that Amazon will allow a collection of corporations (including Amazon) to decide what you're allowed to do with the hardware they pretended to let you buy.
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freedomben ◴[31 Oct 25 18:04 UTC] No.45774875[source]▶
Indeed. I wonder if in these executive conversations anyone ever asks the question, "Music has been purchaseable now without DRM for quite a while. Why has music piracy essentially died but movies/TV shows/etc is still as hot as ever?"
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JambalayaJimbo ◴[31 Oct 25 18:52 UTC] No.45775380[source]▶
How many musicians make their living off of recorded music anymore?
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mlrtime ◴[31 Oct 25 19:00 UTC] No.45775468[source]▶
The real question is how many make a living now vs when music piracy was at it's highest.

My guess is it's higher.

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