Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u...
by 13thLetter on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:41PM
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This is Netflix more aggressively enforcing its contractual content restrictions. Not particularly shocking, and calling it a "bug" is clearly out of anger.
But that being said... the bit about how this will simply encourage piracy is spot on. Perhaps Netflix themselves have no choice but to do this if they want to keep their contracts, but as usual content industries are shooting themselves in the foot by thinking that people on the wrong side of a national border will just politely give up rather than find another way to get the thing they want.
Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u...
by flashm on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:09PM
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I don't think the author has thought this through.
If they don't have the licence to show something in a particular place, then they must at least show that they're actively trying to stop people in that region accessing the content. Which is what they're doing.
Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u...
by mschuster91 on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:19PM
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> If they don't have the licence to show something in a particular place
There's no licensing problems for self produced shows, except maybe the soundtrack - but then again, Netflix isn't stupid and has negotiated for worldwide licensing. At least I hope so, because failing to secure these rights would be... epic failure.
Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u...
by flashm on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:23PM
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I don't think they have enough self produced shows to make it worthwhile pumping just that content all over the world. People pay because they want the whole lot. Probably easier for Netflix to cut them off, rather than try and sell them a lesser product.
As an aside, I think 'Netflix Original' is a bit of a misleading title. Most of the Netflix Original shows (at least on the UK version) weren't actually Netflix 'originals'.
But that being said... the bit about how this will simply encourage piracy is spot on. Perhaps Netflix themselves have no choice but to do this if they want to keep their contracts, but as usual content industries are shooting themselves in the foot by thinking that people on the wrong side of a national border will just politely give up rather than find another way to get the thing they want.
If they don't have the licence to show something in a particular place, then they must at least show that they're actively trying to stop people in that region accessing the content. Which is what they're doing.
No point in throwing toys from the pram.
There's no licensing problems for self produced shows, except maybe the soundtrack - but then again, Netflix isn't stupid and has negotiated for worldwide licensing. At least I hope so, because failing to secure these rights would be... epic failure.
As an aside, I think 'Netflix Original' is a bit of a misleading title. Most of the Netflix Original shows (at least on the UK version) weren't actually Netflix 'originals'.