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'''Online piracy''' (also called '''digital piracy''', '''internet piracy''' or '''software piracy''') is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission, such as music, movies or software.<ref>https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-319-78440-3_44</ref>

'''Online piracy''' (also called '''digital piracy''', '''internet piracy''' or '''software piracy''') is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission from the copyright holder, such as music, movies, or software.<ref>https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-319-78440-3_44</ref>

==~~=Gamers resorting~~ to ~~piracy=~~==

==Reasons to Pirate==

~~'''Gamers''' resort~~ to ~~'''piracy''' sometimes as~~ a ~~'try before you buy' tactic, and other times to avoid huge paywalls~~ for ~~things~~ like [[Netflix]], ~~which is a very expensive streaming service. Because of '''piracy''', Netflix's costs have been avoided by gamers so they~~ can ~~watch~~ the ~~movies~~ they want for free, ~~instead~~ of ~~having~~ to ~~pay an absurd amount for movies they don't want~~.

Many users choose to pirate for financial reasons. Rather than paying a subscription for a streaming service like [[Netflix]], users can specifically pirate the shows that they want for completely free.

Sometimes users may pirate because the content is not available in their region, or is otherwise not accessible.

Others may choose to pirate for moral reasons, such as a boycott against certain corporations. This is effective as the individual does not provide the corporation with any profit while still having access to the content of said corporation.

==Implications of Piracy==

The existence of pirated content also indirectly improves the quality of non-pirated services.<ref> https://www.howtogeek.com/424708/how-piracy-makes-legal-streaming-services-better/ </ref> Since pirated content is usually cheaper compared to the non-pirated content, this creates a somewhat unfair competition between pirated and non-pirated services. The non-pirated service has to either innovate and improve in order to stay ahead and retain users or lose popularity.

==References==

[[Category:Common terms]]

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-'''Online piracy''' (also called '''digital piracy''', '''internet piracy''' or '''software piracy''') is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission, such as music, movies or software.<ref>https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-319-78440-3_44</ref>
+'''Online piracy''' (also called '''digital piracy''', '''internet piracy''' or '''software piracy''') is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted works digitally without permission from the copyright holder, such as music, movies, or software.<ref>https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-319-78440-3_44</ref>
-===Gamers  resorting to piracy===
+==Reasons to Pirate==
-'''Gamers''' resort to '''piracy''' sometimes as a 'try before you buy' tactic, and other times to avoid huge paywalls for things like [[Netflix]], which is a very expensive streaming service. Because of '''piracy''', Netflix's costs have been avoided by gamers so they can watch the movies they want for free, instead of having to pay an absurd amount for movies they don't want.
+Many users choose to pirate for financial reasons. Rather than paying a subscription for a streaming service like [[Netflix]], users can specifically pirate the shows that they want for completely free.
+Sometimes users may pirate because the content is not available in their region, or is otherwise not accessible.
+Others may choose to pirate for moral reasons, such as a boycott against certain corporations.  This is effective as the individual does not provide the corporation with any profit while still having access to the content of said corporation.
+==Implications of Piracy==
+The existence of pirated content also indirectly improves the quality of non-pirated services.<ref> https://www.howtogeek.com/424708/how-piracy-makes-legal-streaming-services-better/ </ref> Since pirated content is usually cheaper compared to the non-pirated content, this creates a somewhat unfair competition between pirated and non-pirated services. The non-pirated service has to either innovate and improve in order to stay ahead and retain users or lose popularity.
+==References==
+<references />
+[[Category:Common terms]]