Law firms often sue thousands of "John Does" based solely on IP addresses, demanding settlements for copyright infringement. The Flaw in the System:
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But studios have adapted too. Disney now releases Minority Report on Disney+ and Hulu, but only in select territories. In regions without access, the official option is often an overpriced digital rental or nothing at all. Geo-blocking is a form of digital pre-crime: a prediction that a user in a certain country would infringe, so access is denied preemptively. That denial, in turn, drives more torrenting. minority+report+torrent