There aren’t any actors associated with this project but knowing the high standards HBO has for its original films, I can’t see them hiring just anyone to star. Of course, I don’t doubt that anti-piracy bands like U2, Pearl Jam and Metellica will be all over the news protesting this movie.

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Thanks to rampant free-riding, one account doesn’t mean one viewer. Passwords will be shared, and platforms will be hacked. Under this framework, the streamers aren’t battling with one another.

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Piracy has its rewards. But this hasn’t necessarily been a problem for HBO. In 2013, the boss of Time-Warner (which owns HBO), Jeff Bewkes, declared that piracy was: “Better than an Emmy” because more people watching the show inevitably led to more people deciding to pay for subscriptions. He said:

Jun 16, 2020 · Driving users to piracy to experience content is one of the last things rights holders should want. HBO Max says it will reinstate Gone With the Wind with the appropriate cultural context. Until Apr 25, 2019 · Obviously, HBO has explored ways to reduce piracy: implementing participatory fan culture, using videos to advertise the DVD/Blue Ray box set, building “fan-art challenges”, or broadcasting