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		Teknoman117 on April 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Full Break of the Bitstream Encryption of Xilinx... The DRM only has to function during the time where most sales occur for it to be worth it.

pmiller2 on April 19, 2020 [–]

Except that piracy doesn’t hurt sales and may actually help: https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-22-eu-suppressed-study-pira...

baby on April 19, 2020 | | [–]

I can see it being a spectrum.

For a big movie that people want to watch? Piracy probably hurt.

For a small indie that is in dire need of more exposure, then they're probably on youtube, but I can see how piracy could help.

If you're in the middle? Not clear.

grogenaut on April 20, 2020 | | [–]

Your facts have zero bearing on the decision to use from.

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