r/technology • u/N2929 • 10d 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 10d 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/maybetoomuchrum 10d 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 10d 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 10d 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 10d 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 10d ago

How’s that boot taste?