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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
This is an old argument. Some sites offer both. I do this myself. Streaming + downloading.
Streaming can cause MORE strain on your servers and therefore you should have a streaming-only server (more $).
Downloads and piracy are not the issue. Pirates can rip films from a stream.
Yadda yadda yadda.
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I think things have changed in recent years.
1. One presumes you would use the modern html format rather than flash to stream films.
2. We are in an era of 4k = HUGE files.
I am presuming that if your smart that even with flash or any other medium to stream live footage, it would be possible to overlay the film with the person's email and so on. Thus even if they managed to save the film, it would have there info on.
While nothing may be perfect, its a bit like stealing a car. If you have several cars to pick from, most will steal the easy car. And its the same with websites. Most pirates will not bother to deal with a site if its hard to get the films from.