Netflix to block proxy access to content not available locally

Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by vacri on Thursday January 14, 2016 @03:57PM (#10904426)

Gabe's spot on the money for my use case. I used to pirate games relentlessly, all the way back to Amiga 500 days. Then Steam came along, got relatively stable, and I've not pirated a game since.

It's actually harder to get a pirated game now than one off Steam - you have to find a torrent or download location, find patches (if there are any), scour comments to see if there's any hint of malice in the download, and if it's not a popular game (or an old one), your torrent might take a long time. There are some limitations with Steam (including "what if it goes away?"), but the overall experience is much more frictionless.

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by bbradley406 on Thursday January 14, 2016 @11:51PM (#10907265)

I'm in the same situation regarding Steam. The "What if it goes away?" question is a large one (and we'll see it in action as today's cloud services fold with time), but I believe they would distribute some form of patch that allows you to play your collection offline. In any case many cracking-scene patches are targeting the Steam versions of games, and if you've already paid for the game there's no financial harm to Valve in cracking it.

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by sergiotapia on Thursday January 14, 2016 @05:02PM (#10904966)

That's the story for a lot of ex-pirates.

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