Re:Amazon owns more than $2B worth of IPv4 addresses
by pc86 on Saturday December 12, 2020 @02:46PM
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I'm not arguing in favor of geographic blackouts, I'm arguing against them being "discrimination" by any sensible definition of the word. Nobody's sitting in an office somewhere trying to decide which sitcoms to block to most piss off the Armenians.
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Re:Amazon owns more than $2B worth of IPv4 addresses
by fpig on Thursday December 17, 2020 @07:31AM
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If they have to block you due to law, then sure since it's not their choice. Signing a contract however hardly makes it any less discriminatory. Signing a contract that means you now have to block Armenians is like signing a contract saying you won't allow Armenians into your store or will refuse to sell them stuff.
Just because this type of licensing contract is common in the media industry doesn't make it acceptable. People should just pirate whenever they hit a wall like that.