Nice try, FBI

Does this include media I grabbed but literally never opened or looked at?

This right here is what really grinds my gears. When companies own an IP, refuse to do anything on it, and then engage in litigation when someone makes a fan-based project against that IP, or someone redistributes their IP that they're no longer selling.

Either ride the horse or leave the stable.

Infinite money. Capital wants infinite money for their imaginary property in perpetuity. Otherwise they'll get their state to put you in a cage.

Straight up piracy - probably only like $3k, if we're including backups of a personal physical media collection well over 20k.

nice try Interpol!

A lot. Though it's hard to put a price on some things because they're software for discontinued products ( old game consoles, Amiga software, etcetera ) and aren't sold as they were, even if some of them are still sold for other platforms.

If I can't own it, I'm not buying it.

Enough to make me hate capitalism and inflation rates twice as much!

None I think. I paid for all my streaming services that had these movies and shows and then have sourced everything else through originals or sources that were rentable.

This is that whole issue with defining ownership with digital media. Movies were called the greatest financial invention of America because they only had to make a product once and could sell it forever.
With digital media and technology increases we now have a much easier time owning our own copies.

This is likely literally what NFTs hoped to fix to make set revenue of of each digital file and also why they failed because they are so easy to copy anyways.

So, none, or an infinite amount, depending on if you ask me or a business major.

Hi FBI. I will just say 5000 seems crazy low though, especially if you're assuming a movie is $20-$30 and a game is like $10-$80. Dunno how you'd calculate tv shows but dvd/bluray seasons/box sets can get real expensive fast.

Also 90% of the people who work on movies don't usually get royalties. They've already been paid for their work, who cares if the production company CEO gets a few extta bucks?

About -5000, where can I collect, FBI?

Idk how to calculate that stuff, I just use the bureau's Black Card and write it off as required expenses. What do I need GTA V for FBI work? Its not a Video Game, its a field operation simulator.

(But seriously tho: I've never paid for a movie ticket so I'm just randomly googling and doing a rough estimate)

Collect at your local FBI office, of course.

Don't worry its very safe, there are some very skilled agents right at the lobby to protect the the money... from the bad guys of course. All you have to do is just walk to the receptionist and ask for it. Looking forward to meeting you!

Fuck off Fed Boi.

Looks like somebody doesn't understand sarcasm

Oh well... ‍️

Thanks! Let me pack my gun and some weed for the trip, I'll be there in a jiffy.

I rarely actually pirate anything. The only time I pirate is when I'm otherwise forced to go through that specific company to do the things I want due to monopoly shit.

Used to pirate windows before switching to Linux (I still give people I know helpful tips on the process though, not everybody can make the switch yet). Used to pirate MS office and a couple other pieces of software back when I had to use them for school. I would pirate substance painter if a Linux crack was available, but I haven't been able to find one and I can't get the windows version working, so I simply don't use that software. And as for shows and movies, that whole mess of subscriptions, yeah I don't watch pretty much any of it. I buy physical copies when possible and watch stuff with friends who have the services. I use bandcamp for most of my music, sometimes YouTube for discovering new stuff.

I will however keep up to date on all of the piracy methods because i will not be caught helpless by some shitty company who thinks it's found a way to corner me.

By this point I would have to have Luigi'd about three CEOs to be able to pay all the stuff via collecting the contracts.