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Sure they have. Torrents are popular and effective. They work great. The studios clearly prefer we use them; their repeated decisions leaving them as the sole functional choice show that.


Exactly. And as a bonus point, they can force governments to draconian DRM laws citing "billions of revenue lost to piracy".


"The studios clearly prefer we use them" : what do you mean ?


I think it's safe to say he, sarcastically, is implying that failure to match the ease of getting torrents of movies means that movie studios are by default leaving torrenting as the best way to watch. Thus they seemingly endorse torrenting by offering no proper competition.




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