Originally Posted by
mistaTea
Strategies will evolve over time I am sure to reduce the issue. A combination of carrot and stick.
More carrot though - make legally streaming content a 'no brainer'. But human nature being what it is, there probably does need to be some stick too - being poor does not allow me to steal a loaf of bread from my local dairy, and nor does it mean I can aquire enteretainment and sporting content I have not paid for.
I appreciate you are in agreement with me on this. I also have a particular friend of mine who pirates. He used to drive me nuts, because the crazy bs stories he would come out with to further justify why he streams illegally just blew my mind. He had clearly spent a lot of time talking himself into it. He earns great money as an IT contractor though, so it is not about money in his case. He was just a tight arsed thief who thinks of it as a victimless crime (he would not agree that streaming content illegally is the same as stealing a loaf of bread).
Anyway, I think I did convince him to subscribe to NEON to watch Game of Thrones etc without the moral hazard. So far as I know he still has his subscription...so there is hope.