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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by shanghaiaway on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:02AM (#18978669)
No, actually explain why licensing by country is backwards.

It's obvious and perfectly rational.

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Re:Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Tow... by seszett on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:24AM (#18978882)
Well from the point of view of a user it's a real pain.

I really hate that now that I moved to Belgium, I have to use a VPN to watch French TV, although before that I had to use a VPN as well to watch Belgian TV. When I was close to the border I could still get most channels with an antenna+tuner but not anymore. On the other hand, my Netflix account won't let me watch some Belgian stuff, I have to close it first and open a new one here (but then, some French movies will not be available to me anymore).

I can't even pay for watching what I want, my only recourse is using technical solutions that are not available to most people, what does it actually achieve?

Geographic restrictions are one of the most infuriating things on the internet.

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