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Does pirating movies that are only in cinemas have a different result to when they are released on disk/streaming services (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Sorry for the swabbie question, but I tried to find a film (Saw X in particular) on quite a few different sites and all torrents/streams/downloads had baked in ads for online casinos and the like. Is this just a feature of piracy, or does something change when the film leaves the cinema? I'm not asking for links, so don't invoke rule 3. Stay safe me hearties 💰☠️

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If it doesn't get leaked or streamed, it's usually just a cam (filmed with a camera). Honestly, I've never seen a good cam video, and they all have weird ads like you say. It's better to wait IMO.

The Barbie Movie was on there quick! I'm still waiting for Oppenheimer.