db0M to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 8 months agoOpenSubtitles.org is shutting down it's previous API. Now only authenticated access allowed.blog.opensubtitles.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down115
arrow-up1356arrow-down1external-linkOpenSubtitles.org is shutting down it's previous API. Now only authenticated access allowed.blog.opensubtitles.comdb0M to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-square@lud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish-10•8 months agoNews has never historically been free, only recently through the web and founded by ads.
minus-squareKuori [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish10•8 months agonothing should ever be better than it was in the past. everything should continue to suck forever.
minus-square@SpazsquatchlinkEnglish2•8 months agoTrue, but just look at how much better it has gotten in the last couple decades. Putting the news behind the paywall runs the risk of ending the battle for impressions and might force nuance into well researched stories.
minus-squareMetal ZealotlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-28 months agoTrue. I amended my comment to better convey my anger
minus-square@lud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish-4•8 months agoHow much money do you think they would have made if they gave away all their content for free. News is pretty expensive.
minus-squareMetal ZealotlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoYou mean the world renowned, universally known news agency in America owned by billionaires?
minus-square@lud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoI am not familiar with who owns who in the USA. I do know that news wouldn’t get made if no one wanted to pay for it.
News has never historically been free, only recently through the web and founded by ads.
nothing should ever be better than it was in the past. everything should continue to suck forever.
True, but just look at how much better it has gotten in the last couple decades. Putting the news behind the paywall runs the risk of ending the battle for impressions and might force nuance into well researched stories.
True. I amended my comment to better convey my anger
How much money do you think they would have made if they gave away all their content for free.
News is pretty expensive.
You mean the world renowned, universally known news agency in America owned by billionaires?
I am not familiar with who owns who in the USA. I do know that news wouldn’t get made if no one wanted to pay for it.