• Transient Punk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    206·
    3 months ago

    Does that make me a pirate if I go to the bathroom during commercial breaks? If I get to a theater late and miss the commercials, am I a pirate?

    • TheDarksteel94English
      56·
      3 months ago

      You’ve already paid to view the movie, it’s not funded by ads. Same with commercial breaks. I presume you’re already paying for the channel or service in some form.

    • SolOrion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1016·
      3 months ago

      No. The owner of the media has already been paid in both of those scenarios. It makes zero difference to them whether you’re watching the ads.

      Adblocking, on the other hand, is actively hurting the owner of the media because they get paid based on how many ads they can serve. If you block the ad, it isn’t served, and they don’t get paid.

      Personally, I definitely think it’s piracy. I also still do it.