The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017)

Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by cocoggu on Monday February 12, 2018 @09:04PM (#16364187)

In my case, my life is spent between France and China where Netflix is inexistant. I won't cancel the subscription since my family in France is using it, but it would be almost pointless to keep paying only for myself.

I don't understand this practice as well, when you are paying for a DVD or a VOD service which allow you to download the file, you can still watch it anywhere. Is it illegal to bring a DVD abroad? Why don't they give you the catalog you paid for in first place, everywhere, depending on your country's bank card? Then, no more need to setup a VPN blockade.

I feel these copyright companies often pick the most inconvenient option, even if it's costing them more in the end.

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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by cozzyd on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @01:25AM (#16365152)

Well.. region codes (do those still exist?) certainly make (made?) it difficult to watch DVD's from abroad on many players.

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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by sitepodmatt on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @02:16AM (#16365308)

Unless for some odd reason your going to buy a Sony or Panasonic DVD player then most DVD players work for all regions, infact if I went to the local supermarket in Thailand I think I would struggle to find a DVD player that still embraced region restrictions. Don't forget the gold plated HDMI cables

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