If true, that's a truly an example of price discrimination for the ages. I honestly have a hard time imagining anything sleazier.
I think what this guy did is clever and not sleezy at all. It is hilarious and amazingly self-aware, monetizing customers that are willing to jump through hoops to access his service.
what is sleezy about converting pirates into customers? is it the pornography relation?
what if it was found that Netflix itself was the one selling their accounts for sharing on some websites? Sleezy is not the word I would use.
The thing that’s sleazy about it is that none of the piracy sites are pirating one brand. So if the owner of one brand is operating such a site, he is certainly peddling pirated work from competitors, which is probably diverting revenue to other sex workers and even the ones who perform on his payroll.
It’s pretty likely he’s doing other shady shit besides.
For what it’s worth, this is an opportunity for any disgusting person because the law and the stigma around sex work make protecting workers difficult. A certain brothel owner in Nevada who died recently was a known creep but nearly ran a successful bid for congress because few people care about his victims.
Just like when I buy something down the street and mark up the price 100% before selling it to you. I'm a bad guy for doing what every large retailer does every single day of the year.