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Movie Industry Wants Irish ISPs To Block Pirate Movie Streaming Portals (torrentfreak.com)
The Motion Picture Association is trying to have three popular streaming portals blocked by Irish Internet providers. In a new court case, the movie studios describe movie4k.to, primewire.ag and onwatchseries.to as massive copyright infringement hubs, with each offering thousands of infringing movies. From a TorrentFreak report: RTE reports that the MPA's fresh blocking demands are targeting a total of eight ISPs -- Eir, Sky Ireland, Vodafone Ireland, Virgin Media Ireland, Three Ireland, Digiweb, Imagine Telecommunications and Magnet Networks. Based on yesterday's hearing it appears to be only a matter of time before the three sites will be blocked. None of the ISPs have raised principle objections against a court determination in this case. That said, reports suggest that there are still a few finer details that have to be worked out, which could include issues regarding costs and the technical implementation.
That does not mean it's OK to steal them. Stop trying to rationalize your theft. If they are not available, the are not fucking available. You are not entitled to them, your girlfriend was not born with the god-given right to watch those particular TV shows.
But clearly they are available. The issue of entitlement is arguable, but not that.That is exactly the problem when "pirates" provide not just a cheaper service, but a fundamentally better one, than commercial operators. You would presumably have us just pretend that those obscure series aren't available on unofficial streams, just pretend that it's impossible to watch a movie without forced trailers shown before it, just pretend that the movies and music you paid for can't be delivered in a form that can readily be watched on your tablet or played in your car. But you know what? Some of us don't like to pretend - reality is better.