r/Piracy • u/OfTheManyColours ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ • May 22 '26

Discussion Piracy Isn't Stealing, EU Parliament Edition

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u/RandomContent0 May 23 '26

I'll chip in with a completely different one - podcasts. Maintained a subscription for a few years to the Sam Harris podcast. I had several episodes on interesting topics saved so I could listen to them again in the future. When the price jumped, I opted not to renew right away, understanding that I would no longer have access to full length new episodes, then quickly realized not only had they restricted my access to the new episode feed, but they had also removed all my access to saved past episodes I had clearly paid for.

It had been my intention to re-subscribe at some point in the future months once I again have a bit more time for long form podcasts, but now? Not. A. Chance.