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For those reading this on mobile, the following uBlock filter lets you actually read the article, instead of a garbage autoplay video taking up 30-40% of the screen and being impossible to dismiss:

    kokatu.com##div.autoplay

I really hope at some point we have some way of challenging these arbitrary "lost sales" figures. Just because someone can't pirate something does not 100% guarantee that they'd buy a legit copy.

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I wonder when uBlock filters will be considered advertising/paywall circumvention technology and banned under the DMCA.

Seriously! I’d pay $50 for one of those 100 game ROMs but I sure as heck wouldn’t buy 99 of the games at retail prices!!!

I was under the impression that there was hard data showing that most illegitimate copies would not be replaced with a legitimate sale if the illegitimate copy didn't exist. Is that not the case? I'm hoping this hasn't just been wishful thinking on my part...

But of course it's up to judges and juries to be swayed by this data; clearly they haven't been, if it exists.

I'm also under the impression that pirates tend to buy the most media by far, in general.

I think that's also been confirmed by studies?

https://news.softpedia.com/news/Another-Study-Shows-that-Pir...

Most of them I'm seeing were from about 10 years ago, it'd be really interesting if the results are the same today, especially with the huge changes in TV/movie streaming options.

firefox reader mode also works a treat (on mobile at least)

Forgot about that, sometimes I use that but its lack of dark mode hurts my vampire eyes :)

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