Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017)
by kelnos on Monday February 12, 2018 @07:30PM
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That doesn't matter. The studio doesn't care that you live in country X. They just care that it's being viewed in country Y. I disagree with this practice as well, but I doubt even a company like Netflix has the clout to negotiate better terms.
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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017)
by zimpenfish on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @04:04AM
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> but I doubt even a company like Netflix has the clout to negotiate better terms.
I think they might be getting there - they've shown they can generate their own content that people want to watch and that they're a "destination" site - both pretty big sticks to wield at the next relicensing discussion.
(Imagine trying to explain to your investors that your next 10 years of films won't be on Netflix...)
Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017)
by kelnos on Thursday February 15, 2018 @05:11PM
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I don't really think they're getting there. Stuff like Disney planning to pull most of their content off Netflix in favor of their own streaming service they're going to release makes me wonder how strong Netflix really is. I feel like studios could all develop their own walled gardens, avoid giving Netflix a cut, and do quite well.