[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by psyang

I like the comic, but there are two things that come to mind when I read it. First, why does anyone feel they have the right to watch whatever show they want whenever they want just because it has been aired somewhere? That sense of entitlement is the source of a lot of the piracy justifications.

Rightly or wrongly, a lot of people are now at the point where they're used to getting easy access to shows. The internet has made it possible to watch whatever show people want almost instantly after it's been broadcast. The sense of entitlement has slowly been bred into a lot of people over the years, and I don't see them switching back. It's like opening Pandora's Box, you can't retract it now that the feeling is out there.

So instead of punishing and alienating more people, resisting inevitable change, and fighting a losing battle, the studios should really be coming up with more creative ways to deliver content in a manner that would make people not want to pirate.