Netflix to block proxy access to content not available locally

Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by CamperBob2 on Thursday January 14, 2016 @03:45PM (#10904336)

In the end the right holders sell their content multiple times, often even multiple times within a single market. Now if everybody in the world can get US Netflix content the right-holders are the ones who will have problems selling content in other markets.

Ah, yes, copyright. The ultimate government entitlement program.

It's easy to see why Netflix and Amazon are taking the seemingly-unintuitive step of developing their own shows. They're privy to the greed and stupidity of the incumbent content owners in a way that few of us ever get to see. While the studios' greed and stupidity is a problem for Netflix and Amazon during contract negotiations, it also must look like an opportunity.

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by Eldarrion on Thursday January 14, 2016 @04:01PM (#10904446)

While true, I have also noticed that a Netflix exclusive show (I think Making a Murderer) is going to soon become unavailable to watch on Netflix in US. Now, it could be an unrelated issue there... i.e. the show was banned or some-such, but I couldn't find anything like that mentioned anywhere. That sort of makes me confused as to how it is an exclusive to Netflix in the first place.

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by achalkley on Thursday January 14, 2016 @04:20PM (#10904574)

Some Netflix shows are just not shown in the US on Networks and often they get branded Netflix – like a lot of British Shows. I imagine the rights are worked out as timed rather than for all eternity on Netflix. If Netflix "created" the content it would be on there in perpetuity.

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