The original post: /r/piracy by /u/HoldMySarsaparilla on 2025-03-03 08:37:25.

Companies need to realize piracy is just free advertising. Denuvo just makes me dislike the company and not even want to play the game in most cases.

I use a SoulSeek and a modded Spotify app to listen to and download everything I want for free, then buy the vinyls or flacs directly from the artists I want to support, or go see them live. Music should be free for everyone, but artists need to get paid for making great music.

Movies and TV shows I don’t really have an argument for. Multi-billion dollar companies own all the studios, save your money and setup a plex server.