Looks like they went for the money but I dare say with gang crime etc there are far higher priorities for the Brazilian police.
I dare say letting people watch movies for free or cheaply could numb those hardcore criminals to stay at home and commit fewer crimes
I don't even have to open the article to know that this is a Brazillian police operation. Our country has long tradition of silly naming police operations.
Wew! the big problem isnt just with pirate videos...<p>"According to local news reports, the service generated R$4,542,034 ($912,000) in revenue over twelve months"<p>This wasnt some torrent stream for "anyone for free have at!", but a paywall for content.<p>Amongst old pirates, charging money is the big "DONT DO, EVER" flag. And with absolutely no money or goods trading hands, is "cleaner", than groups that gatekeep piracy with money.<p>-------------<p>At least in the USA, we need some sort of mandatory video reproduction similar to ASCAP/BMI/SESAC. I just count how many times it was played, and send in a royalty check.<p>If that was the case, I could create really cool themed setups, share with friends, take some money, and pay royalties on playback. For music, I *can* do that. But for video? Nooooooope.<p>And because that doesnt exist for video, means we have like what, 50 different streaming (pile of crap) services, and back to cable channel hell.