"You didn't care when it affected somebody else, so now you live in a world where no body care when it affects you" is such a huge statement.
@RoundShades
23 күн бұрын
First they came for the unions, and I didn't stand up because I wasn't in a union. Then they came for the leftists, and I didn't stand up because I wasn't a leftist. Now they've come for us, and nobody's left who could stand up."
@AstonGryffynn
23 күн бұрын
It's the "I didn't speak up" quandary all over again.
@michinwaygook3684
23 күн бұрын
Yep when I got banned from Hearthstone for botting when I don't bot people said 'who cares, you are probably lying'. Then when they got banned and people said the same thing to them they were outraged.
@Maximilian1990
23 күн бұрын
Thing is most normal people don't and won't care
@starshade7826
23 күн бұрын
@@michinwaygook3684Bliz been banning people for "cheating" for the sin of playing their game on linux since 2006.
@rossmanngroup
23 күн бұрын
demonetized at 1 am with no cursing. gotta love it. :)
@jeezusgarcia4255
23 күн бұрын
woulda stayed monetized if you said fuck at least once :)
@ScamCast
23 күн бұрын
You showed us medical misinformation 😂
@Morncreek
23 күн бұрын
Alphabet Corporation's algorithm was offended by the borderline personality disorder diagnosis, I guess. That, or the weather. 🙃
@oartalk
23 күн бұрын
Why is the firmware so special? They have the Pioneer bdr-2213 listed for release in September of 2022 on their website.
@mromutt
23 күн бұрын
Its because they felt threatened by the disc drive haha
@Nexalian_Gamer
23 күн бұрын
Yes, officer. I WOULD download a car
@chadmckean9026
23 күн бұрын
but would you download said officer's patrol car?
@nicholastrawinski
23 күн бұрын
@@chadmckean9026 no, that gets deleated. **click**
@seanys
23 күн бұрын
**takes a shit in a policeman’s hat**
@mrbanana6464
23 күн бұрын
@@chadmckean9026 I don't see why not.
@OfficialNo44
23 күн бұрын
i mean if you have a 3d printer and a lot of time you could do that, im waitting for the day i seen it as a video tbh
@yonghominale8884
22 күн бұрын
If you treat people like criminals, they will act like criminals.
@chefeducational6287
18 күн бұрын
They are criminals. Big organized criminals. So the real question is can you steal from a criminal whole stole to begin with? I don't think so.
@DougieL
17 күн бұрын
Or treat people like peasants, we will act like peasants. (Thinking about the increase in thievery at self checkouts at robbing supermarkets...) ;) The whole 'infinite growth' mindset in the corporate world is what is killing western democracy. Criminals who own the majority of shares in the largest companies in the world, with fake company visions and purposes. They have one purpose: to make as much money as possible, at all costs.
@Afflictamine
10 күн бұрын
What if you treat them like cattle ?
@yaboi7239
6 күн бұрын
@@Afflictamine some will act like cattle and others will break down the fence
@MrTripcore
2 күн бұрын
A law is someone else's opinion
@kevindavies189
17 күн бұрын
As an Australian, the first mistake is trusting Telstra not to be a c***. Jokes aside, I'm in this weird world where I am happy to pay for things that provide value to me (As you have repeatedly said in many videos). I'm even okay with some of the restrictions that come with legitimacy. But the thought of being cut off without consequence to the vendor or due moderation makes me feel ikky. Thank you, Louis, for your continued passion on the subject. I hope the spark continues to burn bright and shine a light on this.
@jackal1261
5 күн бұрын
Haha Telstra has been shitty for decades
@deecarter147
3 күн бұрын
@@jackal1261 There never was a time when Telstra wasn't cr^p. Even when they were Telecom.
@Foxhound1Nine
3 күн бұрын
When all this cloud crap started i was like no thanks, when i fork out $$ i want to see and feel what I've purchased. I could see this happening way back in the early 2k's. No item, no ownership.
@dobbersanchez1185
2 күн бұрын
All the new Telstra ads are these weird absurd boomer dog-whistles. Like the one with that old bloke on the hill who half ingnores the moody kid by evading his question and instead saying how awesome being a Telstra customer is, or the one with the moody teen galahs on the swing set being all moody and millenially. They know there's no use advertising to anyone under 30, so they are doubling down on their mass of old and stupid
@disvert9355
2 күн бұрын
@@Foxhound1Nine My Plex server owns the content.
@spartacus778
23 күн бұрын
If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't theft 🏴☠ EDIT: That's a lot of likes. Thanks everyone!
@kissmiasma95
23 күн бұрын
Hope this gets pinned lol
@FeuerfesteUnterhose
23 күн бұрын
Fuck i wanted to post that
@joshuafranks3156
23 күн бұрын
Yarrr
@whoreshoe
23 күн бұрын
💯
@Kaleb-lf8kf
23 күн бұрын
wow what an original thought
@jake3922
23 күн бұрын
We've been deceived into believing a purchase was actually a purchase
@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
23 күн бұрын
It's the oldest tricksters trick especially against a consumer
@NerdyWasTaken
23 күн бұрын
I can't even pay for the content I want to watch, no company streams them in my country.
@BlizzardofOze
23 күн бұрын
Even if their contracts are ironclad and worded perfectly clearly, this is still obviously, nakedly theft to anyone without incentive to defend corporate domination of our personal lives. I support ANY means of sticking it to these absolute vampires.
@m.m.4609
23 күн бұрын
yall stay naive. the world is over.
@ambiarock590
23 күн бұрын
Sadly. This is why people sail the seven seas
@carloslint9914
20 күн бұрын
Last year I've bought Paramount+ to see South Park: Enter the Panderverse. But then I learned I couldn't watch it om my TV without paying extra money, so I bough the more expensive account. AND THEN, in the premiere day, I discovered they wouldn't being broadcasting it over their service in Brazil, not even an english only version. Then I canceled the service, went to TPB and minutes later I was watching the content I've paid for.
@ayrproductions
17 күн бұрын
It took them 6 months to make it available to Australia.
@carloslint9914
17 күн бұрын
@@ayrproductions Kinda feel better for being brazilian now, and that's quite hard to happen..
@godmodeextreme
16 күн бұрын
@@ayrproductions they did that? I pirated it on the day it came out, was not aware of any of this.
@ayrproductions
16 күн бұрын
@@godmodeextreme yeah they did, the pricks geoblocked us.
@465marko
15 күн бұрын
In fairness, the Pandaverse files I tried from tpb were kinda funky... wouldn't play on VLC, I think, were being a bit weird.
@mrszczurek
21 күн бұрын
I'm from Poland and I'm proud to say from what I remember: When every country and corporate was making DVD's/Blue-Rays geoblocked depending on the country about 20 years ago, some polish business released commercial cd/dvd player that straight up was bypassing it all.
@user-ut9ln4vd5m
20 күн бұрын
There must be a lot of similar hardware still available today right? The europeans/russians/chinese don't just put up with nonsense
@norger
20 күн бұрын
@@user-ut9ln4vd5m they kinda do these days that was a long time ago
@intensecutn
19 күн бұрын
@@user-ut9ln4vd5mNo, now China and Vietnam are banning steam instead.
@MrSnrSquishy
18 күн бұрын
@@user-ut9ln4vd5mits todays equivalent of using a VPN to bypass region locked streaming restrictions.
@Deathrape-if4kl
18 күн бұрын
(((Ro$$mann))) is such a fool, besides promoting crime in his videos (4 which he can B prosecuted) he pretends 2 think U need his $tash of '$pecial' DVD rippers, when there R many $oftwares that bypass region blocking & the rest by using the drive differently like 'bit level' or whatever. U really don't need special hardware or firmware. It only matters like if U R watching them directly from the media rather than ripping them with the right programs =)) He has a garage full of 'don't really needit' items LOL
@thefallenmyst
22 күн бұрын
I don't like piracy. Companies stealing their products back from the customer is piracy.
@Dylan_thebrand_slayer_Mulveiny
20 күн бұрын
It's not theft, they are enforcing the legally binding contract the customer agreed to.
@absolstoryoffiction6615
20 күн бұрын
@@Dylan_thebrand_slayer_Mulveiny Nah... From a corporatist view. I can let you buy New Hardware for $500+ than yoink the accessibility from you within 30 days, just because I can. And here in America, that's very legal for corporations to do. You signed our TOS. You will own nothing and pay more for nothing. Be happy and sit down.
@jonatanrobledo9812
20 күн бұрын
No. They're just stealing through a pseudo-legal method. Pirating is copying something without taking the original.
@JohnSmith-xv1tp
19 күн бұрын
@@Dylan_thebrand_slayer_Mulveiny Legal theft is still theft. Remember, what's moral is separate from what's legal. Indemnification and mandatory arbitration clauses are also _somehow_ legal, despite being incredibly immoral by using loopholes to bypass our basic rights.
@d3c0y39
19 күн бұрын
@@absolstoryoffiction6615 yeah but this attitude only goes so far before they have an angry mob with baseball bats in the lobby. Then they get apologetic and spin how they learned so much from this hard ship and will endeavor to find better ways to rip you off.
@nadenemetcalfe3530
2 күн бұрын
Excellent to hear someone standing up and saying ENOUGH!!! This is utterly ridiculous! We have to be able to say no!
@Luca_Natoli
20 күн бұрын
I have been sailing the 7 digital seas for about 20 years. Never going to stop. No one will get their hands on my pocket or take away my collection.
@mtpender69
19 күн бұрын
🎶Yo! Ho! All hands, hoist the colours high!🎶
@kindlin
19 күн бұрын
My multi-terabyte hard drive still has plenty of space to go.
@Ausblack
18 күн бұрын
My 40 TB plex server will never be taken offline
@sillyover4076
18 күн бұрын
@@Ausblack same , mines a bit bigger than yours
@Ausblack
18 күн бұрын
@sillyover4076 best idea I had was to network my house and build a rack mount server
@aztracker1
23 күн бұрын
The FTC should force these companies to use the term "Lease" which implies there is an end and that it's temporary.
@desertdude540
23 күн бұрын
But it's not a lease either, because rentals and leases have a guaranteed period of time that they're good for. These companies reserve the "right" to terminate service at any time, sort of like when Ubisoft decided to shut down one of their Assassins Creed games, but put it on sale to get a bunch of money before making the planned shutdown was publicly announced.
@TKing2724
23 күн бұрын
Temporary, unilaterally-revocable license.
@Sunset4Semaphores
23 күн бұрын
I own nothing and I'm not happy...
@replikvltyoutube3727
23 күн бұрын
Lease with cancellation rigor
@Innesb
23 күн бұрын
@@TKing2724 Would anyone click on the “Obtain temporary, unilaterally-revocable lease now” button? No; that’s why they have the vague, ‘Get’ button in the Apple App Store.
@3up3rn0va
23 күн бұрын
Being a consumer in 2024 feels like a scam.
@Retro-Iron11
23 күн бұрын
Being alive is a scam.
@Soumein
23 күн бұрын
Stop being a consumer. Start being a customer, or stop being a customer.
@psterud
23 күн бұрын
Everything's a scam now because the market is oversaturated with greed and the demand for increasingly brainless and derivative products by a populace with plummeting autonomy and imagination. An unfortunate consequence of runaway capitalism. The worst of this particular winter is yet to come.
@JimboJeff-qm7vt
22 күн бұрын
@@Retro-Iron11wow that actually resonates inside
@svenstevenson2245
22 күн бұрын
CUSTOMER, customers OWN, consumers use. Stop using THEIR words.
@PBMS123
19 күн бұрын
Glad to see you posting about this shit happening in Australia too.
@DoubleSupercool
20 күн бұрын
In Australia, terms and conditions do no supercede the Australian Consumer Law. As you point out, using the words "buy", "purchase", "your" would very likely give the AVERAGE consumer the belief that they now own that content.
@ZOMGbies
11 күн бұрын
Untested for the most part AFAIK... But ACCC v Valve was a good indicator and mostly good news
@DoubleSupercool
11 күн бұрын
@@ZOMGbies Untested for sure, but as an ex-ACCC investigator, I would say it was pretty ripe for a test case. The problem is that most places will settle out of court with an Undertaking admitting XYZ and maybe paying a fine, but that doesn't get it official on the books, legal precedent wise.
@jollygoodfellow3957
6 күн бұрын
If I were an evil corporation I would say "the content available to your account" rather than "your content," and "lease" instead of buy and purchase.
@Alaster-
Күн бұрын
Problem is pretty much every company doesn't give a F about the ACCC. Especially when it comes to warranties - they will deny you anything past their term, be it 1yr or whatever, until you get the issue escalated and generally threaten to use ACCC and social media.
@DoubleSupercool
Күн бұрын
@@Alaster- Warranties are handled different to misrepresentation/misleading conducting under the Australia Consumer Law. The ACL essentially gives private contracts extra legal coverage and the way you sort out that is usually through small claims. That is, it's a private contractual matter that you have extra rights to deal with. Straight up misrepresentation falls more squarely under the ACCCs role. So, if you have a warranty issue, you would use the ACL to go to small claims. If the company was misrepresenting your warranty rights (like Valve did), however, that would be an ACCC issue. If they straight up say you bought something when you have actually licensed it, definitely an ACCC issue
@luckyjak117
23 күн бұрын
These lawmakers that allow this language in terms of service need charged with accomplice of theft and fraud
@SioxerNikita
23 күн бұрын
And that attitude will make any country that implements it like Sparta. An extremely conservative society where laws weren't enacted, at the fear of legal punishment, stagnating the society to an extreme.
@huf67
23 күн бұрын
They are getting paid by these companies. They are part of the perpetual problem.
@Sunset4Semaphores
23 күн бұрын
I own nothing and I'm not happy...
@SioxerNikita
23 күн бұрын
To elaborate a bit further on my previous comment... Because something bad happens, doesn't mean you have to go to the opposite extreme!
@luckyjak117
23 күн бұрын
@@SioxerNikita that's not an extreme. That's simple justice. An extreme would be to immediately convict them and give them the harshest of punishments to set an example. Aiding in theft and fraud must be rooted out. If a lawmaker or court allows the people to be deceived and wronged, they must be held to account. Societies that allow theft from the citizens fall to chaos. Order must be upheld, and theft will never be part of order, and the state trying to legitimize it only de-legitimizes that part of the state and those they are unjustly trying to shield. In what way should that ever be tolerated?
@tayzonday
23 күн бұрын
I would never have spent $XXXXX on software as an adult if I hadn’t learned how to use it by stealing as a child 🤷♂️
@svinkuk2652
23 күн бұрын
very true! Except copying aint stealing. much love
@TheAqualegend
23 күн бұрын
Seeing your comments on my favorite KZitemrs brings me much delight.
@Maximilian1990
23 күн бұрын
You still stole it tho 🤷♂️
@svinkuk2652
23 күн бұрын
@@Maximilian1990 not stealing
@tayzonday
23 күн бұрын
@@Maximilian1990 Many adults paying for Adobe Creative Cloud now learned on bootleg Photoshop in the 1990s. No child had $600 to buy it. The point is that airtight DRM has an inflection point where over a long term, it’s not necessarily good for business. Since it’s $25 or $50 per month now as Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) model, there are different access options than we had in the last millennium. But SAAS has dangerous creep when heated car seats, tractor diagnostics and other physical functions become subscription-based out of greed.
@jimmysoncookland5446
16 күн бұрын
Telstra has a long history of abusing their monopoly in Australia.
@DvD2221960
10 күн бұрын
Well Austrralia was the largest prison ever made, that's why it is run by criminal offspring !
@duongdieter
11 күн бұрын
Just watched your video discussing AMS120X and I am very excited about this
@mattkaczorowski3099
23 күн бұрын
Louis started by repairing macbooks... in the end, he will repair society.
@666aron
23 күн бұрын
You are optimistic. I like you. I, on the other hand see society unfixable.
@weltsiebenhundert
23 күн бұрын
Sorry to disappoint you He wakes up .1% of humanity but 99.9% still live in the MATRIX.
@FuckGoogle-FuckChina
23 күн бұрын
@@weltsiebenhundert Well, if 99.9% are so gullible and stupid, they should remain there!
@Morpheus-pt3wq
23 күн бұрын
Yeah, one man alone will change the fate of humanity. Keep dreaming. To make these changes, all of us must work together. But i wonder, if that is still possible, after all, humanity turned into extremely lazy blob, that doesn´t care about anything for as long, as sh*t won´t start directly affecting their lives (which is when it´s already too late do change anything).
@mikeuk1927
23 күн бұрын
@@Morpheus-pt3wqName doesn't check out xD. I kinda agree, what you said is true, but on the other hand every single person is changing the world every instant of time. It may be a minuscule change or a bigger one. In the 'right' or 'wrong' direction (whatever those would mean to anyone). It's like election - my voice changes so little that I might as well not bother. But at the end of the day the votes are counted and another moron is elected. We all need to do the little things to even hope that the big ones happen.
@bikkiikun
23 күн бұрын
It's criminal fraud, and as long as CEOs do not go to prison for these crimes, it'll only get worse.
@ghfjfghjasdfasdf
23 күн бұрын
This in a nutshell.
@akarimarisa9675
23 күн бұрын
They will not get arrested. The government plan it. You will own nothing and be happy.
@makojuicedaniel9307
23 күн бұрын
40 million in profit. 800k fine (govs cut) "justice"
@radthadd
23 күн бұрын
@@makojuicedaniel9307 Funny thing is, fines are just bribes 😂
@Asd-tk2if
23 күн бұрын
CEOs don't get the last say in most companies. Shareholders are more important. They dictate whos gona be the CEO.
@fmo94jos8v3
21 күн бұрын
"You'll own everything and they'll be pissed" I love that mug rofl 🤣
@DemolitionManDemolishes
23 күн бұрын
Somebody should take one of these companies to the Supreme Court, with a simple premise: if you "revoke" my access to the things I bought, thats alright, but you have to return all the money I spent on those things.
@robertsmith2956
23 күн бұрын
It's a digital license. Should be simple enough to hack into it and change the terms before you check I agree. Just like you do with physical contracts.
@tonydavis9495
23 күн бұрын
@@robertsmith2956so you get a login to their servers to change their t&C before purchase?
@BriBCG
23 күн бұрын
That would be pointless, they're just going to hide behind their EULA that says you're only paying for 'access' to the content and that they reserve the right to take it away at any time.
@Willrocs
23 күн бұрын
Toyota was going to make their key fob a subscription service 😂 they faced great dishonor and didn’t implement it
@dh2032
23 күн бұрын
that great but that not how Courts work the the Courts in there conclusion, will a agree with you, and this the real kicker, treat the item pay for as is you on rented them, and math puzzle, involving price on the item you payed for, mumbo-jumbo , if win only cents/pennies for £$€, you spent on the item, the way stuffy Courts work, there fisacal produce, so thisacal loss, not really there?
@frederikbosman3278
23 күн бұрын
It's come to a point where piracy is a moral OBLIGATION
@timsievers2067
23 күн бұрын
I pirate content I own because DRM/Ads/Tracking
@chintz7428
22 күн бұрын
People just want to enjoy a movie or device, not to be in another marriage to exploitation for life.
@BiobuilderLEO
5 күн бұрын
This discourse is the heartbeat of the internet, much appreciated
@rubeusvombatus
23 күн бұрын
It's kinda horrifying knowing that most of today's streaming exclusive movies or shows are gonna be lost media in 10 years
@laserak9887
23 күн бұрын
To be fair, most of today's media is dogshit. "The Message" has taken priority over good cinema.
@Tehblood
23 күн бұрын
they wont be. well, anything with even a moderate audience will be preserved by the pirates. the tiny stuff, however, will probably disappear.
@georgejones5019
23 күн бұрын
A lot of modern media hasn't shaped culture or created fans. In fact many have been ruined at the hands of activists.
@Drazil100
23 күн бұрын
@@laserak9887Irrelevant. If someone likes poorly written media they should be able to access it.
@Demopans5990
23 күн бұрын
That's why I have turned into a complete data hoarder over the past 2 years
@LupasorTerraVida
23 күн бұрын
As a Romanian I can tell you , piracy is always justified
@jovanristicBGD
23 күн бұрын
As a Serbian, i salute my Romanian brother and completely agree...I will not pay a dime for movies, music or anything else related. Ever.
@Dratchev241
23 күн бұрын
@@jovanristicBGD As an American I salute my Romanian and Serbian brother and completely agree. See you on the high seas.
@robertsmith2956
23 күн бұрын
Piracy is in the US constitution.
@shiro3146
23 күн бұрын
as indonesian we too are pirates! our ancesstors blood who is a sailors is still flowing within us also hi brazilians who also fellow pirates o/
@stevepidst
23 күн бұрын
😂😂
@IamKlaus007
18 күн бұрын
Giving accurate information that allows people to make realistic informed choices is becoming a dying art. Thank you Louis for the work you do in providing the public with the many truths we actually deserve to know.
@Treshar
21 күн бұрын
Doing gods work and spreading the message, thank you for what you do, Louis.
@olafthebear2327
23 күн бұрын
Should probably be illegal to call it a "purchase" or "buying" when it's actually just leasing until your car gets taken away because the company thought "walking is healthier for you so this is a positive change in your terms of service, so we didn't notify you about it happening to you soon" or some bs like that
@robertsmith2956
23 күн бұрын
At a glance I thought it said Tesla, and they were locking you out of your entertainment center again.
@firstnamelastname9237
23 күн бұрын
Yeah honestly if the main thing you see is “Purchase/But {name of game}” then that should count as a purchase regardless of any following attempts to change that meaning.
@Maximilian1990
22 күн бұрын
A lease is also something you purchase
@robertsmith2956
22 күн бұрын
@@Maximilian1990 No, that would be lease to own.
@rennmaxbeta
18 күн бұрын
They will just say customers are "buying a license to use this product" or some such corporate spin..
@JimUK
23 күн бұрын
Physical media has never been more important.
@WhiteLivesMatterPL
22 күн бұрын
Mr House approves
@chazcov08
22 күн бұрын
Or just back up your digital content on physical media.
@akeemmorrison2589
22 күн бұрын
why would you want physical proprietary cr*p? Why not pirate. Digitally for free and mod? Physical games aren’t real ownership
@JimUK
22 күн бұрын
@@chazcov08 Writable disk's don't last as long as pressed ones and used blu rays are dirt cheap.
@MegaKyle36
22 күн бұрын
With exceptions. As an example Nintendo games now dont always have the whole game physically. So you have to download the other parts making it still the same sadly
@mr.sunnyg5510
14 күн бұрын
Telstra is a word that'll send chills down most Aussie's spines.
@unarmedblackguy
6 күн бұрын
No it's not. People aren't scared of Telstra, everyone hates them.
@MikeCez
17 күн бұрын
Thank you for bringing these issues to everyone's awareness
@TheIceLeopard
23 күн бұрын
"I will search for solutions. I will find them. I will share them. I WILL USE THEM." That made me smile from ear to ear.
@deathstrike
23 күн бұрын
Louis Rossman: "I will search for solutions. I will find them. And I will use them" Sony: "I see peace is not an option" Apple: "War looms in our horizon" Nintendo: "Find me the greatest lawyer to ever live. But Phoenix Wright is a character. Then get his brother. And make sure Louis doesn't see our new NSO list".
@godessofthemoon67
23 күн бұрын
@@deathstrikeI love this reply although as I am not a gamer I don't understand. Is it important?
@deathstrike
23 күн бұрын
@@godessofthemoon67 Sony, Apple, and Nintendo are all corporations that are contributing to the inability for the consumer to own their games. When you buy a game, you are under the reasonable expectation that it is basically yours. Well if you look at the fine print? It's kind of yours? But if we go out of business, lose our license to sell the game, or we somehow get sold to someone else? Then no it's not your game. It's a fight we are all concerned about.n
@godessofthemoon67
23 күн бұрын
@@deathstrike thankyou
@TheIceLeopard
23 күн бұрын
@@deathstrike How about this one? Samsung: "I see you chosen Violence"
@OffGridInvestor
23 күн бұрын
As an Australian, Telstra is a TOTALLY SCUM company. Answered my parents landline phone many years ago, they AUTOMATICALLY assumed I was the guy who owned the lime and tried to GUILT TRIP me into changing back to them with more expensive calls ALL AROUND. I worked for a competitor and had recently switched my parents over to that competitor. They are completely useless when it comes to refunds when they screw up your bill charging you for a disconnected line, call centres in india that spin you around in circles. NEVER using them again. When they turned off analog and put up a new tower THAT DIDN'T WORK, they blamed the 260 cell phones in this town for ALL not working and NOT their tower. They are BEYOND arrogant. Even have a photo of posters in their shop "looks like the share price is up". I don't know HOW they can get away with advertising crap like that. Was considered the most overvalued company in Australia for YEARS by stock brokers
@SamWulfign
23 күн бұрын
Fu**ing telstra amirite?
@rirkkadunz9453
23 күн бұрын
feels so weird/validating to have public and international condemnation of telstra - i'm currently on an nbn plan of theirs and regularly have swathes of days or weeks where its on 4g backup (i.e. often slower than 1mbps download when we're paying for like at least 20mbps-100mbps) - i mean the NBN infrastructure was made unnecessarily badly because the politicians were in the pocket of rupert murdoch (who owns the satellite tv streaming service foxtel) who didn't want worldclass internet cause it would be bad for his bottom line. telstra nbn is honestly pretty expensive on the market and if you want to try and get someone on the phone to resolve any issue it regularly takes multiple hours and you can tell that the support personnel have been outsourced and are probably making very little money for their demanding labour. Telstra used to be telecom in the 1990s (a government owned corporation) and before that postmaster general in the pre-1970s (a government department) but our corrupt politicans just HAD to privatise it and make sure that people could gamble on it's stock prices. thanks John Howard.
@looksirdroids9134
22 күн бұрын
Telstra is pretty fucked. Optus is no better.
@Eyclonus
22 күн бұрын
*reads the text wall* Sounds like any normal interaction with Telsta.
@untaintedwheelchair
22 күн бұрын
Privatisation is lovely... until it isn't.
@russetpotato8941
13 күн бұрын
As always, we appreciate your videos Louis. You're a true champion of the people
@AmazePaulz
18 күн бұрын
I actually thought about your channel and content when i read that article. As a longterm piracy advocate, thanks for bringing this all to attention
@Premislao89
23 күн бұрын
Imagine how they'd feel if tables were turned and their part of contract was set in stone while our money were theoretical and we could take it back years after purchasing the stuff without even giving it back.
@aahilmemon
23 күн бұрын
At first that seemed absurd to me, then I realised that it’s weird how the status quo doesn’t seem absurd. They spend so much marketing and covering it up that’s it’s normalised in my head
@noconsentgiven
23 күн бұрын
Yep👍👍❤️!!
@ekinteko
23 күн бұрын
It would actually be "less worse" because financially hurting a multi-million dollar company is way worse than doing that to people who are close to living paycheck to paycheck. We're living in a darket timeline.
@mark_spit7839
23 күн бұрын
This is a very interesting concept and with digital currency I think quite feasible.
@mammutMK2
23 күн бұрын
What happened to VW as they faked their exhaust ratings...they had to buy back the cars independent from usage plus compensation and even if the owner wanted to keep the car they still got the compensation. Theoretically if you would bring it to court in a class action lawsuit and the Court finds purchase standing all over the eula and their webpage and on page 21 of 35 in fine print they have the disclaimer that purchase means "right of limited usage and no ownership"...well,it could end bad
@skittlemenow
23 күн бұрын
Even if his doorbell is racist it's not up to amazon to decide whether or not he gets to be racist or use the products he purchased and owns.
@mattm7007
23 күн бұрын
Exactly, like or lump it, freedom of speech works both ways. It means letting people have opinions you don't like.
@quademasters249
23 күн бұрын
@@mattm7007 The first amendment doesn't apply to companies. If you tie into their infrastructure, they control what you can do with it. We have a solution, turn them into utilities like the power company and manage them but, I don't see that happening.
@ConReese
23 күн бұрын
@@quademasters249 that's a short throw from communism lmfao
@calebbarnhouse496
23 күн бұрын
@@ConReese i mean it's not like there aren't people who support communism
@entropic-decay
23 күн бұрын
@@ConReese good.
@mesterjess
21 күн бұрын
I love you so much, man. I can't stress that enough. Keep up the great work!
@mathiacus
19 күн бұрын
living in Australia, piracy was the norm. for some stupid reason we received access to media a long time after other countries.
@PurpleShift42
18 сағат бұрын
Ah yes, the good old days of "nobody gives a shit about the really tiny consumer market down here"
@mathiacus
16 сағат бұрын
@@PurpleShift42 until we were one of the leaders in piracy. I downloaded so many cars!
@alcedob.5850
23 күн бұрын
As long as piracy is more convenient for the user, it will prevail
@elder_guardian
23 күн бұрын
Underated comment
@moreroids_morehemorrhoids
23 күн бұрын
I pirate free software because of this
@tovarisch3039
23 күн бұрын
incentives ☝
@magnusnilsson9792
23 күн бұрын
Nah, as long as that is true it will flourish.
@Retro-Iron11
23 күн бұрын
Steam is the only platform that worked.
@headwerkn
23 күн бұрын
The fact that Louis was able to discuss an issue with Telstra and not slowly degenerate into a foaming Tourette’s-inflicted lump of raging protein is quite an achievement and worthy of a medal. No Australian has managed such an achievement since Telecom Australia got semi-privatised and rebranded…
@magical_catgirl
23 күн бұрын
Telstra or NBN. which is better?
@headwerkn
23 күн бұрын
@@magical_catgirl Both are terrible, however retail consumers are mostly protected from NBNCo’s special form of nonsense. Try to get NBN fibre in your new building or subdivision, though, and you’ll soon hate life.
@magical_catgirl
23 күн бұрын
@@headwerkn Part of my suburb is on FTTP (rest on FTTN). NBN refuses to do rest of suburb because of segments of above ground cable. Owner of power poles refuses access, claiming poles need replacing and can't handle the comms cable. Apartment building has underground cable, but has segment of above ground between here and the area with FTTP. ~300ms from fibre in suburb. ~200m from fibre across the road in next suburb. NBN wants $$$ from local government to roll out more FTTP. local government says to roll it out without a bribe like they are required to.
@tararaboom
23 күн бұрын
I refuse to deal with Telstra. So glad my FTTP is Opticomm not Telstra.
@robertsmith2956
23 күн бұрын
He is taking it out on his hair though. Even Clinton is afraid to go near him.....
@fromas4487
22 күн бұрын
"If buying isn't owning, pirating isn't stealing." A sentences I head more times this year as company's scamming they customers.
@BernieLe-gd9wberniele
11 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing PEPE and AMS120X. 💯
@bendornan4799
23 күн бұрын
Louis for President. I need one of those drives. Keep up the fight, Louis!
@mattstone8878
23 күн бұрын
Louis could get a sponsorship to sell dental floss. Louis Flossman. 🦷
@rossmanngroup
23 күн бұрын
I would totally take a sponsorship shilling and selling those drives with that 11 year old firmware :D This video already got completely demonetized with no cursing in it. I think having a link in the description and in the cards to that drive with 11 year old firmware would be the end. But man would it be a fun way to go!!!
@puddingistastyapples
23 күн бұрын
@@rossmanngroup sure ill send you another drive for linking me lol
@tomasviane3844
23 күн бұрын
"Everybody deserves a safe drive!"
@alainportant6412
23 күн бұрын
@@rossmanngroup what's with all those mystery drives bro I don't get the joke
@Bonelipus
23 күн бұрын
This is why PIRACY will never die! Long live the WAREZ!!
@joshallen128
23 күн бұрын
war-ez or soft-wares?
@alienteknology5390
23 күн бұрын
@Gerald-zb9ii It's never too late, my friend.
@alienteknology5390
23 күн бұрын
Where's the WAREZ?
@Jmg831
23 күн бұрын
@@alienteknology5390tutorial?
@MrJohnnyseven
23 күн бұрын
@Gerald-zb9iidon't be stupid my dad is over 80 ....he has taken to the high seas since 1994....and he has the money to pay ...
@RomperRuined
22 күн бұрын
Louis, I am not tech savvy at all, but I follow your channel, and definitely have "learned something." Much respect for you, and your ideals. Not sure at all I understand what that item is you have stockpiled, but I'll keep watching.
@blaze3007
16 күн бұрын
I'm amazed to see Louis covering the issues we're facing with Telstra here in Australia, love it!
@frequentlycynical642
23 күн бұрын
95% of Americans know nothing about this issue, or they just roll over and pay the extortion. And, Right to Repair. Louis is the Paul Revere of today.
@MalleusSemperVictor
23 күн бұрын
If Louis is Paul Revere, then I'm afraid the British already came.
@coldfilter
23 күн бұрын
Thomas Paine....
@AidenOcelot
23 күн бұрын
Source for that statistic?
@frequentlycynical642
23 күн бұрын
@@AidenOcelot And you have a source that's better than my estimate?
@AidenOcelot
23 күн бұрын
@@frequentlycynical642 I asked for your source for your claim. I did not make a claim that I'd need to back up with a source
@ThomB440
23 күн бұрын
Love the blueray drive box in the background. Subtle hint to rip your own movies to a local NAS.
@ItsReallyGeo
23 күн бұрын
pay for the content you want to see more of, watch it however tf you want
@kakurerud7516
23 күн бұрын
but this bd drive with 10 year old firmware is extra special
@ThomB440
23 күн бұрын
@@kakurerud7516 It is, it truly is special. I have DVD drives that are older, and still fail at ripping the video that I own. And yes, I said DVD drives.
@inetnomad3521
23 күн бұрын
That's what I do
@TomboFry
23 күн бұрын
Please could someone explain why the 10 y/o firmware of this drive is important?
@Gildermesh
3 күн бұрын
When the companies are more criminal than the Pirates it's a sad world indeed
@pablostark1665
18 күн бұрын
Thank you Liam.
@Mister_Zoid
23 күн бұрын
I cant wait until the EU or someone of the like makes a law where when you buy a digital good, instead of clicking the "Buy" or "Purchase" button, it says "Loan" or "Borrow".
@replikvltyoutube3727
23 күн бұрын
You wouldn't click "lease with cancellation rigor"
@Innesb
23 күн бұрын
Apple App Store already has a ‘Get’ button. Suitably vague, but it doesn’t mean ‘Buy’.
@Maximilian1990
23 күн бұрын
What difference does that make on the quality of service you receive?
@archuserbytheway
23 күн бұрын
They will simply say that you're buying the subscription to loan the content
@jl-69
23 күн бұрын
@@Maximilian1990it absolutely improves the products quality, in that consumers who realize that they won’t be able to utilize the full lifetime value of their product won’t waste their money on a arbitrarily time limited product. The point is to give the consumer as much information about the terms and conditions of the product in order to make an informed decision about where to spend their own hard earned money. Keep licking the corporate boot. I’m sure you’ll get the deed to the factory someday.
@goodlookinouthomie1757
23 күн бұрын
Wear a seatbelt, get insurance, pirate any media you own. All lessons every father should teach his son.
@MonkeyJedi99
22 күн бұрын
And don't stick your thing in crazy.
@Gesteppie
22 күн бұрын
except even insurance is scummy and scammy :/ shouldn't be allowed to be the way it is.
@DavidPereiraLima123
22 күн бұрын
@@MonkeyJedi99 Mine didn't teach me that. Crap.
@unfaix
22 күн бұрын
Let's talk about insurance
@the_kombinator
22 күн бұрын
And how to fix stuff.
@SgTSmeG
21 күн бұрын
If buying isnt owning, piracy isnt theft
@JennySparkz
19 күн бұрын
I.B.I.O.P.I.T. 🤔🧐😎
@PhantomFilmAustralia
18 күн бұрын
You're not buying the ownership of a product. You buying the the privilege of having custody of a product, and privileges can be taken away.
@Atman220
16 күн бұрын
@@PhantomFilmAustraliasounds like bullshit
@PhantomFilmAustralia
15 күн бұрын
@@Atman220 it is.
@VincentCaballo
18 күн бұрын
First time watching on your channel, you're awesome man!
@mariorafael5892
23 күн бұрын
"i am altering the deal, pray i don't alter it any further" a quote from a great and totally not villanous man... man what a world we live in.
@barnabusdoyle4930
20 күн бұрын
Didn’t Luke Skywalker tell Vader that after Luke’s forces joined up with George Washington to throw a bunch of tea in the sea in Boston?
@codeymorganti
19 күн бұрын
@@barnabusdoyle4930 Absolutely, I remember learning about it in school. One day the history teacher brought in his grandfathers lightsaber, but he dropped it perfectly vertical.
@silvermanemilard
23 күн бұрын
From a favorite Star Trek episode, "In every revolution there is one man with a vision." Thank you Louis.
@raven4475
2 күн бұрын
That medical misinformation example is Crazy!!!!
@MSDnA420
17 күн бұрын
Occasionally I get drawn into conversations about why I won't use any subscription based streaming media services (you know the usual suspects) even when "everybody" else does. It happens often enough that I'm frustrated with my own lack of argument, but infrequently enough that I haven't really put together a convincing reason for why I'm so uncool and out of touch. This video sums it all up so perfectly, this is exactly why. Thanks!!
@altonmiles8067
23 күн бұрын
You're the perfect embodiment of how fed up we all are and should be at the nonsense these companies are pulling.
@foxdavion6865
22 күн бұрын
This was a service Telstra introduced when the NBN was rolled out in 2016. Many poor customers and elderly customers still own Telstra TV boxes. Suddenly the company they had a deal with decided to pull out after their 10 year contract ran out instead of renewing. This will force people to purchase smart TVs and swap over to Chromium and other services or go with Telstra's new system with no ability to transfer any owned movies or TV series associated with the old account. It is ridiculous, a 3 months notice is unacceptable, how does this not violate the ACCC?
@y0uCantHandle
14 күн бұрын
The Accc needs Telstra 😂
@itsoktoberight4431
12 күн бұрын
This is why I only ever purchased movies from Google movies, keep it all located together with my Google account
@bereanborn888
11 күн бұрын
Unfortunately most people missed the fact that NBN was rolled out to cut all copper lines to homes. Power failures didn’t stop people contacting families BUT now the copper system has been destroyed they can cut contact at will.
@DefiningDave
9 күн бұрын
You've inspired me to download my entire Audible library and look for a way to make it so that I can listen to it anywhere.
@russellluck6737
18 күн бұрын
Louis Rossman, you are a true hero! Thank you :~)
@johnhanna5068
23 күн бұрын
If someone buys a piece of media and some company decides it they can take it away, we should have the right to take back HIS/HER money away...
@MultiChrisjb
20 күн бұрын
i don't know about that, but the person who paid for it should get their money back. Why should we get their money?
@CourageousRetreat
20 күн бұрын
You got scammed, yo can't ask for your money back xD get smarter and don't buy from conglomerates
@dgo4490
23 күн бұрын
Serfs DO NOT OWN ANYTHING, they are just temporarily privileged with responsibility and access.
@firstnamelastname9237
23 күн бұрын
That’s one of the reasons I hate property taxes too.
@CrawldaBeast
19 күн бұрын
Thank you for revealing the truth. I tell people "Your phone, car, and... Is no longer yours." This is why I go looking through the rows of DVDs and Blu-ray discs for movie favs at the pawn shop. Harder to find discs are ordered online. As for cars, if the gas pedal isn't physically connected to the throttle, it's too new.
@mercer982
12 күн бұрын
Agreed. Car manufacturers are no better. But i gotta give it to them. I couldn't convince somebody to buy an 4wd truck in an urban area. Marketing is so good that people are not only buying vehicles, but attitudes, ideas and god knows what with their reasonable purchase.
@StevieLeigh
16 күн бұрын
Thank you for covering this - as an Australian this really pissed me off, even though I'm not a Telstra TV customer
@august3777
23 күн бұрын
Companies: you will own nothing and be happy. Customers: we will pirate every product you make and be happy.
@1God1Fury
23 күн бұрын
or companies should own nothing and be happy as well to make it fair, so everyone can take and change what they have
@vdochev
23 күн бұрын
Companies should get comfortable if I decide to visit YTS every once in a while...
@jemtaovt1122
23 күн бұрын
Imagine if any (verified) customer was allowed (by law) to dictate who stayed and was fired at a company. To avoid losing money, many CEOs would (hopefully) quickly learn how to become human.
@aarongomez2032
21 күн бұрын
Because of this very problem I buy very little media and only hard copies of things I really really want. I've even cut out most streaming services. Multimillion dollar companies make very little money from me.
@KaeYoss
23 күн бұрын
As Lord Gaben spake: "Piracy is a service issue". Verily! If you demand money for an experience that is way worse than what the gentleman with the parrot and the eyepatch offers for free, you're already fighting an uphill battle as you now have to appeal to someone's sense of lawfulness to allow himself to be screwed over by you. And that appeal is the height of hypocrisy if you hide behind fine print and predatory deception. These corporations abuse the law and then demand you adhere to it.
@purpleprinc3
23 күн бұрын
Blessed be Lord Gaben 🙏 🙌 😂 Love Steam ❤️
@vrtex17
23 күн бұрын
Ironic how the owner of a service that pushes me back to piracy said this.
@null-0-null
23 күн бұрын
I think it's time to stop viewing piracy as an act of theft and see it simply as a market competition. Same applies to AdBlock, I don't use KZitem Premium simply because competition offers better service.
@user-to7ds6sc3p
23 күн бұрын
@@vrtex17 funny how you don't want to spend any Money and blame it on Steam. Steam isn't resposible for prices, thats the publishers decision. Steams Service is superb to a point where I spend 20€ on a game because I was to lazy to pirate the ~50GB, just to never even launch the game.
@vadnegru
23 күн бұрын
True, it's usually harder to pirate games then just go Steam. But big companies found a way to spoil Steam too with their launchers and online DRM.
@randymc61
4 күн бұрын
Brilliant ending! 🤣🤣🤣 But yeah, I learned my lesson about 15 years ago on my very first digital purchase. I hadn't even watched the content yet, and Amazon took it back. I've never purchased anything since. If I can't get a hard copy, I don't buy it. Keep up the good work Louis, we love you & depend on you. BTW, how can I get one of those pioneers? 😁
@5tol3n
14 күн бұрын
Thank you. I completely agree with you. I've been saying this for years. But most people are just ignorant.
@molagbal1298
23 күн бұрын
Worst part i personally hate is the thousands of people who are willing to defend wholeheartedly for Billion dollar companies.
@willm5032
23 күн бұрын
WE COULD ALL BE BILLIONAIRES ONE DAY BRO DON'T ATTACK COMPANIES OR BILLIONAIRES BRO TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS HELPS US ALL BRO PLS-
@hidinginyourcloset
23 күн бұрын
ALL HAIL THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION. I OWE MY SOUL AND ALL MY ASSETS TO THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION.
@alienteknology5390
23 күн бұрын
IT'S SO LONELY HERE AT THE TOP BRUH I NEED MORE OF EVERYBODY'S MONEY TO KEEP ME FROM BEING SO LONELY WHY ARE ALL YOU PLEBS SO HEARTLESS???
@jaymo7703
23 күн бұрын
@@willm5032 Trickle down economics has been proven to be a sham over and over. Trying to incorporate it into our economy destroys the middle class, makes poor people poorer, and rich people richer. This isn't an opinion. This is a fact.
@busterchops
23 күн бұрын
I believe you mean: whole-heartedly.
@snoookie456
23 күн бұрын
We failed as a society when someone decided it was a good idea to have an amazon doorbell.
@elenabob4953
23 күн бұрын
Why not when it was recommended by police officers because to help you're "safe" or because they put quite happenings filmed with doorbell camera.
@squibbelsmcjohnson
23 күн бұрын
It wasn't an Amazon doorbell.. Ring was an independent company that sold
@GHOSTSTARSCREAM
20 күн бұрын
The problem is not the Amazon-Ring doorbell itself - the actual problem is having it connected to your Amazon account in which you buy products off of Amazon with/for.
@GHOSTSTARSCREAM
20 күн бұрын
And Ring wasn't any better before it was sold to Amazon. @@squibbelsmcjohnson
@Aurumai
21 күн бұрын
Damnit Louis, we need more people like you. You're JUST the right amount of crazy and stubborn.
@johnbodnar3720
5 күн бұрын
As I always said Corruption upon corruption upon corruption upon corruption. It will only get worse.
@bjornironside4674
23 күн бұрын
You wouldn't download a ca- GIVE ME THE DAMN ISO
@BouncingZeus
23 күн бұрын
Look as soon as metal 3d printers are affordable I'll do it.
@ChronoSquare
23 күн бұрын
Given that modern cars have updates... yeah it's an issue
@Maximilian1990
23 күн бұрын
Ok thief
@archuserbytheway
23 күн бұрын
@@Maximilian1990 let's say you have all the parts you need for a car, you just need some schematics on how to do it. If that man downloads them from someone providing them for free I wouldn't count that as theft.
@mromutt
23 күн бұрын
@@Maximilian1990 Lets put it this way, do you think carpentry is theft? Its just copying something else with materials you provided. If I printed a car with my own materials I took nothing away just like building a table I saw at the store and liked.
@Anouyz
23 күн бұрын
Copyright and patents over 25 years destroy innovation in technology and the arts
@HelloKittySGTC
23 күн бұрын
They should only go into effect with they are created, not the blueprints for an unfinished version. And it should be reduced to 5 years
@syahmiirfan6779
23 күн бұрын
Fully agree. Copyright timeframes really should go back to where they were in the late 1700s. 14 years as a base, with 28 years as a maximum that you could plead for.
@rocketman221projects
23 күн бұрын
@@syahmiirfan6779 Copyrights should be even shorter if the content is owned by a corporation, something like 10 years maximum.
@alainportant6412
23 күн бұрын
@@rocketman221projects This is insane. You people blame the "own nothing and be happy" trope yet you've been caught in 4K advocating for 10 to 25 years maximum copyright 💀💀 This is insane. Can you even see the irony ? Companies took away digital ownership from customers, and the best solution you came up with is to end copyright ownership ? Give me a break. As a content creator, I'd want my work to benefit to my children at least 20 years after I'm gone. Currently, it's life +70, which is a tad bit. Realistically, some movies and games become extremely popular 10, 15 years after their release, sometimes more. Take Idiocracy, huge flop when it came out. Didn't make a dime because of bad timing and messed up promotion. 15 years later it became a common noun, a popular expression and a cult classic altogether. Don't you think Mike Judge and his producers who put faith and resources in him deserve to see a little bit of their money back, now that the licensing rights and IP are finally valuable ? no
@LRK-GT
23 күн бұрын
Copyright should only last as long as it is being actively developed and commercialized. If you/your company 'reallocates resources' that neglects an IP, that IP should not be allowed to 'sit on the shelf'. -Be it entertainment media, educational media, or technologies.
@smartellpr
21 күн бұрын
Dude, you always make my day!!!
@InfiniteDesign91
17 күн бұрын
Excellent points Louis. Most people are oblivious to this issue. I have a 18 years old car that is easy to service at home. Most newer cars are overly complex because of the regulations. Avoid all these cloud base services because they might pull the plug at any time. If you have a copy like a VHS and a working VHS player you can still view media given power is still up.
@pauljs75
23 күн бұрын
The burning of the Library of Alexandria is but a wee mote compared to what they're trying to do now. Ridiculous, isn't it?
@TheNanoNinja
23 күн бұрын
Sounds like the Ministry of Truth. The truth is what you are told it is. Yesterdays truth no longer exists. Todays truth may not exist tomorrow. But if you try and find the truth, it has always been what you are told it is today.
@MyAramil
23 күн бұрын
That is becoming real for other aspects of life as well.
@Morpheus-pt3wq
23 күн бұрын
Depends on whom you vote for. Libertarians will give you a choice to find your own truth no matter if its true or not; conservatives will only give you 1 option and you have to follow it no matter what; refusal is not allowed! I prefer common sense. Give out facts, actively block all conspiracies and don´t allow companies or political groups to have say in it. Yes, it can be abused - but which system ever made by humans cannot? If anything, libertarian system currently shows, it does not work, because majority of people will always pick the more comfortable "truth" instead of the real and painful actual truth.
@moldyshishkabob
23 күн бұрын
@@Morpheus-pt3wq Odd you only note libertarians and conservatives. Conservatives and liberals both have the same mentality of "refusal not allowed". And it's rather pointless to point it out as a negative: most people are searching for _the truth_ that is out there. The only difference between them and you is the extremity of refusal. I'm not saying that you have an incorrect conclusion, but that the only difference between your outlook and my outlook (as a conservative) is that I have already come to a conclusion on what is true with the facts that have been given.
@MafiosoDon21
23 күн бұрын
Welcome to 1984
@nathieboy1987
18 күн бұрын
This is the first time I've come across one of your videos. I have to say that I love the awareness you have been raising and the fight you've been fighting. I honestly don't know how I haven't come across your channel before. But anyone, and I mean ANYONE who brings up '24' and one of its plot lines in conversation... well, I'll be the Chloe O'Brien to your Jack Bauer (minus the impressive tech skills 😅)
@cortlong
16 күн бұрын
“No dignity…no integrity” haha Your rants lately have been gold and you got buff since last time I watched you. Keep it up man. We need more nerds angry at the right things in this world.
@jekyllgaming99
23 күн бұрын
"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24/7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate's service is more valuable." - Gabe Newell, 2011
@Morpheus-pt3wq
23 күн бұрын
Even better, what can you do, if a product will NEVER get available in your region via legal means?
@Radeo
23 күн бұрын
As a result of that attitude Steam proceeded with regional pricing, which ensures that 80% of the time, you are unable to gift games to those on your friends list who don't also reside in your country --- thus further encouraging piracy.
@haomingli6175
23 күн бұрын
@@Morpheus-pt3wq then legally you are not supposed to be consuming this product.
@haomingli6175
23 күн бұрын
even if it is the best purchase service, piracy still has an appeal. it is free. the value statement is infinite.
@OrangeAveng3r
23 күн бұрын
@@Radeo Yeah but people used to buy games in regions at fuck you low prices when they dont live there. Damned if you do damned if you dont
@Marinealver
23 күн бұрын
Own Nothing and Be Happy Pirate Everything and Be NOT BROKE
@michaeldavid6832
23 күн бұрын
If they force you to own nothing, you must steal everything... and be happy.
@MrTheJeoff
22 күн бұрын
Own Nothing and Be Happy Pirate Everything and Be NOT BROKE AND HAPPY FTFY
@fantomghost6213
18 күн бұрын
Great video mate!
@johnnywilson3071
2 күн бұрын
I guess this means two things, always ask for the receipt and make sure you have it handy for when you call an Ombudsman for consumer complaints.
@kevinmiller5467
23 күн бұрын
Even if you are racist and have the racist door bell to go along with it your light switch should work.
@RJWaynerium
23 күн бұрын
Yup, it's not illegal to be racist. But it goes against the political correctness agenda
@fireninja8250
23 күн бұрын
Racism is bad... But I agree. Even if they're blatantly racist, big companies shouldn't be able to flip a switch and your power goes out.
@calebbarnhouse496
23 күн бұрын
You can bet it would have if the person accusing of racism wasn't a minority
@White_wellbeing_and_Peace
23 күн бұрын
@@calebbarnhouse496 Whites already are a minority in their own country, the word you are looking for is "a nonwhite"
@qz6332
23 күн бұрын
I think the issue was he said the doorbell was racist. It was causing false alerts when minorities approached or walked by it. Amzn didn’t like that, and removed his account to prevent him getting more evidence
@EthicalAllele
23 күн бұрын
Sucks that for PC gaming we have to trust Steam to not screw us over. They are playing nice for now, but I'm scared about what will happen when leadership changes or, god forbid, when they go public.
@TheWolfgangGrimmer
23 күн бұрын
I'm amazed to learn they've still managed to avoid going public considering how long-established Steam is.
@SquishySquid88
23 күн бұрын
When gaben has extinguished, we all should worry about the future of our libraries. Gaben keeps us happy and care about us. Im not so sure his sucsessor will be so interested in our hapiness.
@dockspringfield1213
23 күн бұрын
@@TheWolfgangGrimmer I hope they never do. I can't see the point of going public when they already make insane amounts of money for a super well established gaming platform. I guess the benefit would be easy money for anyone getting in the IPO phase.
@TheWolfgangGrimmer
23 күн бұрын
@@dockspringfield1213 Agreed.
@MrJakeTucker
23 күн бұрын
@@SquishySquid88 Indeed. I wonder if Gaben has something in his will about this! I joined Steam when I got Counter Strike Condition Zero, 6 months after Steam was first released. So I have a 20 year badge. At this point I have 62 games on Steam. I try to get from GOG first and keep all the setup/installers. If it's not on GOG I get from Steam. Never had a problem with Steam/Valve though. I do read about how some people have thousands of games from Steam. I find the thought of that a little scary.
@SimonGreen85
19 күн бұрын
Some studios are stopping selling DVD and blu ray in Australia. Not the demand they say. But it does effectively cut us off from a legitimate method for permanent ownership.
@thiagof414
16 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@TheRobotAssassin
23 күн бұрын
“You’ll own nothing, and you’ll be happy.” DON’T LET THIS BE OUR FUTURE!
@ThangPlants
23 күн бұрын
the irony how they dont' want piracy to happen yet they do everything in their power to make it happen
@LRK-GT
23 күн бұрын
"It's all about control"
@ThangPlants
23 күн бұрын
@@LRK-GT of course, everything is about control, even freedom is.
@ieatthighs
23 күн бұрын
@@ThangPlants don't*
@MonkeyJedi99
22 күн бұрын
"The more you tighten your grip, the more systems slip through your fingers." - Some princess, not talking about corporate greed, but also talking about corporate greed when you look at it from a distance.
@zippo_muk9254
17 күн бұрын
*Thank you! I am so glad that everyday people are waking up to what people have been called a conspiracy theorist for saying for decades.* Keep doing great work brother. It’s quite sad to see some people I know be demonised for saying all of this, and other stuff like politics, the elites, pandemic, wars, etc for decades. I’m glad people are waking up.
@erinspbrown
21 күн бұрын
Mr rosman you are a hero
@Aaron-og2wx
3 күн бұрын
That's exactly why I keep my DVD's, vinyl records, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, video game cartridges and books!
@galeforce3192
2 күн бұрын
I also buy physical media. I only buy digital if there's a bundle or a sale involved. Or if the game is really cheap and digital is the only way to get it.
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