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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined

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Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Five men were convicted for their part in operating Jetflicks, one of the largest illegal streaming services in the U.S., officials said.

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Does Netflix? Or do they pay production companies for content?
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  They use the subscription money to pay production studios. What did the pirate site use the subscription money for?
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    Servers, electricity, bandwidth, blackjack and hookers.

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