The video argues that after years of decline, internet piracy is resurging around the world. It describes how the rising costs of streaming-service subscriptions, fragmentation of content across many platforms, and restrictive licensing make legally accessing movies, series, or shows increasingly expensive and complicated.
Many users respond to those frustrations by returning to piracy, which often promises easier access, lower costs, and broader content availability.
However, the video also warns that piracy’s comeback comes with serious risks — including increased exposure to malware, scams, security vulnerabilities, and potentially compromised devices or personal data.
Exactly why I signed up to dropout.tv despite a bunch of trouble signing up. For some reason, my card kept getting declined, and I spent over a month going back and forth with my bank figuring it out. In my part of the world, paying YouTube to become a member of their channel and get all the same content would have been way cheaper and WAAAAYY less hassle, but fuck if I'm gonna give YouTube money when I can give it directly to the creators.