> **How are we all feeling about piracy these days? - ~movies**
> 
> So with the Paramount acquisition, all the new HP content, and the general state of both TV and Movie ownership are people returning to the high seas? I was an eager participant of the first and second wave of piracy in the early and late 00s, and considering the re-consolidation of the entertainment industry and the seemingly nefarious acquisitions of late, I am considering hoisting the black flag once again. I guess this post has two objectives: 1. how are other people navigating our changing media landscape, and 2. for those who have stayed immersed in piracy or have returned to it how have things changed in the last decade or so. Obviously Megavideo and Putlocker are no more, so are there directions to point folks who are just getting back to it. This can be streaming, torrenting, anything really. Caveat: Let's not even give the horrible human that is JK airtime. I mentioned HP because folks might want to indulge without supporting but if we can keep the discussion to piracy that would be awesome!

tl;dr: People are considering returning to piracy due to the consolidation of the entertainment industry and the acquisition of media properties. Piracy methods have evolved since the early and late 2000s, with the decline of platforms like Megavideo and Putlocker.