A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to users worldwide

Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u... by flashm on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:09PM (#11137046)

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.

No point in throwing toys from the pram.

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Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u... by mschuster91 on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:19PM (#11137106)

> 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.

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Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u... by flashm on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:23PM (#11137143)

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'.

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Re:A big “Fuck Off” by the content industry and Netflix to u... by niij on Friday February 19, 2016 @10:14PM (#11138585)

House of cards exclusive rights are not owned by Netflix in many regions. Look it up. "Netflix Original" is a misnomer.

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