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Measures to fight piracy can push away legitimate users

The media industry has been locked in a game of cat and mouse with pirates since the advent of Internet file-sharing. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Two minutes into watching the latest episode of the Disney+ series Loki last week, I paused the video to stare at my screen in bemusement. Was it just me, or did the image look unusually bad?

I polished my glasses and took another look. No, it was definitely playing in poor quality.

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