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Re:Netflix launches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with... by fringebook on Thursday September 18, 2014 @06:44AM (#8334555)
In Germany and Switzerland (not sure about Austria) it's legal to download (not legal to upload):

- http://thepiratebay.se/

- Or, if above is blocked: http://194.71.107.80/

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Re:Netflix launches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with... by luastoned on Thursday September 18, 2014 @06:59AM (#8334592)
Austria has similar laws, downloading for personal use is legal.
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Re:Netflix launches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with... by Kurtz79 on Thursday September 18, 2014 @07:13AM (#8334632)
Regardless whether is legal or not (I guess not), I´m sure is fairly common in the US as well.

The strength of Netflix (and Spotify, Steam...) is that they offer a service that is more convenient, and offers more value, than just downloading the torrent, at least for a large number of users.

I hope they are successful in Europe as well, although the limited library will surely be a problem.

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Re:Netflix launches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with... by heinrich5991 on Thursday September 18, 2014 @06:47AM (#8334561)
If you're torrenting you're likely uploading too…
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Re:Netflix launches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with... by lutoma on Thursday September 18, 2014 @07:12AM (#8334624)
Eh, just use put.io or something. I have yet to find a legal service that is as convenient (built-in conversion to other formats, streaming to Chromecast, subtitles etc.) and has as big of a selection. It's not like I'm not willing to pay (put.io costs money as well).
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