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Since early 2020 Netflix has cracked down on VPN users by disconnecting sessions at random and terminating SSL connections to their main website. This action is to due to content distributors pressuring Netflix to prevent users from accessing content outside of their geographical zone as they believe this is costing them in terms of profit. The end result is that users who always use a VPN to access the internet are cut from Netflix as collateral damage even if their account is registered in the same country where they connect to a VPN for. While some VPN providers have given up, NordVPN and a few others are battling on to provide their users with peace of mind while accessing services on the internet.
Can I get my money back because Netflix is not delivering the service I paid for?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 12 2020, @05:31PM (1 child)
Umm, that's why they can't limit the number of people in your living room while you watch it. Netflix is not allowed to stream to individuals in those areas. And they do have a responsibility to do what they can to avoid unauthorized streams.
I don't particularly care for it either, but you're a moron if you think those streams are anything other than piracy. Netflix would love to allow those streams, but the reality is that the content holder hasn't authorized them to stream to those regions and failing to take steps could lead to further losses of content.
As far as books go, those are purchased, not rented, first sale doctrine, or equivalent, applies. Not to mention that the publisher has no way of knowing what customers do with their product after the fact. If I buy a copy and ship it to a foreign country, the publisher would have no idea.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday April 12 2020, @05:47PM
I won't call you a moron, but this is piracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrm1hO18BQ4 [youtube.com]