The idea of paying for movies and TV series was an alien concept when I was growing up in China at the beginning of the 21st century. For years, my friends and I watched Hollywood blockbusters, South Korean dramas and even French indie films free on obscure Chinese websites that provided downloadable high-definition videos with subtitles translated by enthusiastic Chinese fans.
It may be hard for people outside China to understand why what appears to be justified crackdown on piracy has caused such a public outcry. A screenshot from a pirated version of the HBO fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones."
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