alt Hacker NewsI'd even go as far as argue that all streaming has its origins in piracy - Spotify seeded its catalog with pirated music (allegedly), Crunchyroll started off as an anime piracy site, etc.
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scadge • today at 7:55 AM
Sometimes it's cheaper to break the law and pay a fine, than to do everything by law.
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Not allegedly, I was there at the time as a user and I and others can confirm that there was plenty of scene releases on Spotify in ~2008:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43202117