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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

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Netflix enforces password-sharing rules: A struggle for college students

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 21, 2023

Bills, bills, bills — while an iconic Destiny’s Child song, bills are the last thing college students want to think about. The world is up in arms about Netflix cracking down on the number of households...

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Are music streaming services bad for artists?

Hayden Donaldson January 27, 2022

Streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music have taken over the music industry and drastically altered how musicians profit from their work, for better or for worse.Streaming services grant listeners...

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Twenty-first century swashbucklers: The rise of ethical media piracy

Kaleb Littleton November 12, 2021

Is there such a thing as ethical media piracy? Let me ask you this: of the streaming services you use, how many of them do you personally pay for?It’s a tale as old as time: the main goal of entertainment...

Inclusivity, diversity, expansion hot topics for women in gaming and gaming at UK

Clare Egan October 26, 2020

Over the last few years, UK has seen an increase in student interest in gaming; as the industry itself expands and becomes more recognized as a legitimate career path, the College of Communications and...

Streaming service users could be taxed

Madison Rexroat November 28, 2016

Cities in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and California are beginning to introduce taxes on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.The city council in Pasadena, CA recently proposed a 9.4% tax on streaming...

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