Ben Cline Warns Streaming Piracy ‘Cost The US Economy $29 Billion’

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  • Опубліковано 11 тра 2024
  • On Tuesday, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) questioned experts on the prevalence of streaming piracy during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 29

  • @imnotoopinionated
    @imnotoopinionated 25 днів тому +13

    No problem. 29 billion less for Ukraine.

  • @JamesbaconFiyah
    @JamesbaconFiyah 24 дні тому +9

    It’s not a cost - it’s potential revenue.

    • @travispratt6327
      @travispratt6327 24 дні тому +1

      And it’s not even a potential revenue since studies show nobody pirating would have any plans to actually pay for the service.

  • @SourBogBubble
    @SourBogBubble 24 дні тому +7

    Except studies have shown these folks were........ NEVER GONNA BUY THE SERVICE EVER... So they actually showed almost no losses.

    • @Arthur11342
      @Arthur11342 24 дні тому

      Yeah, but do you think some ancient GOP representative is capable of understanding something like that?

  • @tonybteacher
    @tonybteacher 24 дні тому +5

    The great American way, Protecting profit for large corporations. Try taxing large corporations appropriately and the us economy would boom..

    • @autocontrolyexito
      @autocontrolyexito 24 дні тому

      We already are, we dont have an income problem, we have an spending problem

  • @ruthnovena40
    @ruthnovena40 24 дні тому +2

    DON:T pass ANY more bills. every time you do something gets changed and we lose some part of our freedom.

  • @ysampract31
    @ysampract31 25 днів тому +3

    Can’t be talking about Tik tok I watched that hearing.

  • @generalstack6540
    @generalstack6540 24 дні тому +2

    You could easily argue it saved 29 billion for the economy

  • @johnsmusicpassions9740
    @johnsmusicpassions9740 24 дні тому +1

    Wow I am in tears - perhps if the US has such high prices then piracy wouldn't be an alternatives - The Pirate bay is what he is talking about

  • @rebchizelbeak5392
    @rebchizelbeak5392 24 дні тому +1

    And through prior attempts to curb this like with Napster, society found that trying to clamp down HURT sales. Sales shot higher when Apple and others removed blocks and simply made it easier and cheaper to legally get it.
    Lower the barrier, and people will do things legally. Some people will always steal regardless and you can’t stop that.

  • @poppyd9758
    @poppyd9758 24 дні тому +1

    Hmmm
    Can someone say paid for by lobbyists?

  • @trumpbidensameclub6668
    @trumpbidensameclub6668 24 дні тому

    Great news!

  • @ben2058
    @ben2058 23 дні тому

    The streaming services are the definition of corporate greed. Less people would resort to privacy if the services haven't routinely raised their prices while offering less and less to the user and adding ads to the mix. If you are going to show someone ads you shouldn't even be charging them a subscription fee.

  • @MelindaRodriguez-cs1kn
    @MelindaRodriguez-cs1kn 24 дні тому

    Yea. Luckily the people will get their booty back!! Yay!!

  • @incognitomode5052
    @incognitomode5052 24 дні тому

    Would you rather pay as much as 80 dollars a month for all the big streaming services or use a pirated site with an ad blocker.

  • @philippusgouws7852
    @philippusgouws7852 24 дні тому +2

    Always the victim

  • @yeetcannon1693
    @yeetcannon1693 24 дні тому

    Costs who, the Roc?

  • @autocontrolyexito
    @autocontrolyexito 24 дні тому

    I would say that it saves the consumers 29 billions

    • @travispratt6327
      @travispratt6327 24 дні тому

      No, they were never going to buy them, it’s a silly way to look at it. It’s like making copies of dvds and giving them to friends then claiming you lost money cause they didn’t buy them from you… makes no sense.

  • @Blacksuburbanmusic
    @Blacksuburbanmusic 24 дні тому

    Bra yall be chasing issues that dont matter 😂 this is obvious someone is lobbing against this issue