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Netflix has become the first streaming company to join the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Hollywood’s most powerful lobbying group. This is the first time a non-Hollywood group has joined the group which consists of the six Hollywood studios. The MPAA has been a strong proponent of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) in all technologies it touches and lobbies extensively for maximal reductions in use.
The Netflix-MPAA union coincides with the streamer becoming a card-carrying member of the Oscar race after securing an unprecedented 15 nominations on Tuesday morning. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Sarandos are intent on upping the company's profile as a legitimate force in the movie business, and joining the MPAA will further that goal.
Additionally, once Fox is merged with Disney, the MPAA will have one less member, meaning a loss of as much as $10 million to $12 million in annual dues. Sources say the MPAA is courting other new members as well (Amazon could be a candidate).
Articles about Netflix have been featured a lot on SN in many different contexts.
Earlier on SN:
Video Streaming Services set for Cambrian Explosion (2019)
Netflix to Raise $2 Billion in Debt to Fund More Original Content (2018)
Netflix is the Latest Company to Try Bypassing Apple's App Store (2018)
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 23 2019, @03:07PM (9 children)
I'll want and see. But this could have a good moderating effect on the MPAA.
Netflix has an interest in making sure its content cannot be 'stolen'.
But Netflix has an interest in a cheap vibrant internet in order to deliver its content. This would cause Netflix to oppose some other MPAA members' ideas about crippling the internet.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @03:23PM (7 children)
If you can't beat em, join em.
Netflix doesn't care if the internet is crippled as long as they are the ones doing the crippling.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 23 2019, @04:46PM (6 children)
If Netflix can't deliver its content, it goes out of business.
Netflix cares that the internet works. The MPAA would like to destroy the internet.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 23 2019, @06:54PM
no. netflix cares if it's traffic gets to it's slaves and that's not necessarily the same thing as a working internet.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday January 23 2019, @06:55PM (4 children)
I'm sure the MPAA know what their customers want. Customers want DRM in their media.
Anyway:
You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman. And then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet. And then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again! Downloading films is stealing. If you do it, you will face the consequences.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Gaaark on Wednesday January 23 2019, @08:35PM
Man, these anti-piracy ads are getting really mean.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Wednesday January 23 2019, @09:23PM (1 child)
I can't steal (eg download) your movie right now because my internet connection is busy downloading a pizza.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 3, Funny) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday January 23 2019, @09:53PM
Nice. Is it still illegal to download pineapple on it?
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 23 2019, @09:24PM
I have the MPAA and RIAA as much (maybe more) than anyone.
I'm just thinking that Netflix joining might not be all bad news.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 24 2019, @09:14AM
Netflix is pro internet crippling. This is the first salvo https://www.defectivebydesign.org/netflix [defectivebydesign.org]
Thanks to W3C and Timmy B-L they got that already. Soon you will not be able to use the internet without a Microsoft or Apple machine.
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