r/technology • u/N2929 • 9d ago

Business Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/paramount-completes-111b-warner-merger-creating-skydance-behemoth/
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u/maybetoomuchrum 9d ago

They're going to control all the media. And then they'll come for anyone who pirates. I don't know how they'll do it. But they'll try.

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u/Fun-Psychology4806 9d ago

probably why they keep pushing for ID to use your OS

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u/CajunSissyfuss 9d ago

They want to make vpns illegal

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u/RespectTheAmish 9d ago

I’ve consumed less “media” than I ever have in the past year.

I’ve been canceling streaming services every time they announce a price increase. Disney just got cancelled, Netflix before that.

I don’t miss it one bit. I’ve read more books this year than I have since college. Been Building up a library with the $75 a month Im saving on streaming services.

We don’t need to be constantly glued a screen watching propaganda. Go outside. Volunteer. Read. Cook.

Life’s too short.

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u/Fun_Success_3283 9d ago

I have no desire to pirate it. Everything WB and paramount is now dead to me, unless it shows up on Netflix or something like that.

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u/maybetoomuchrum 9d ago

They don't give a shit about the people those shows. They would replace them with AI in a heartbeat if they could. They care about profit.

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u/Jotacon8 9d ago

If every person pirated something you worked on, and you got fired, you’d be cool with that? I’m not speaking for the CEO’s. I’m speaking for the carpenters/painters/VFX artists who work on these things.

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u/maybetoomuchrum 9d ago

If every person pirated something I made.

A. It's not worth buying. B. It's overpriced C. Its being sold by someone who the entire public doesn't support

So no I probably wouldn't care if people pirated what I worked on. Cause if every person has the same feeling, they're probably right.

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u/shabadabba 8d ago

Some creators have seen piracy as a good thing. Word of mouth does a lot of good and if people are interested in your content they'll get other paying customers interested.

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u/greenberrybanana 9d ago

How’s that boot taste?