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Netflix: The Crumbling Borders of Geolocation and the Thieves Who Happily Pay for What They "Steal"

posted by n1 on Tuesday June 09 2015, @09:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the wanting-to-be-free dept.

tonymercmobily writes:

One upon a time, movies were released in different countries at different times. This could be done because there was no easy way to copy and store away a movie. If you lived in Italy, you could wait up to two years before you saw a popular movie. Then two things happened: it became easy to copy and store movies; and everybody in the world suddenly became interconnected. The regional segregation has ended: the only ones to believe that it's still there are the dinosaurs from a past era.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday June 09 2015, @02:54PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 09 2015, @02:54PM (#194089) Journal

    There are a bunch of nitwits in the UK who insist that I can only watch UK stuff if I'm in the UK. There seem to be some exceptions to the rule, but I don't understand them, nor do I really give a damn about the rules OR the exceptions. VPN does the trick. I know, I should gloat to much over those silly-ass Brits. We've got Hollywierd over here. Arrogant sons of bitches think they have the right to treat the whole world like redheaded stepchildren.

    Hello, "Entertainment" industry! Just make your shit, and offer it for sale. It's none of your GOD DAMNED BUSINESS what nationality I am, what race I am, what culture I live in, or where I live. Make your movie, put it on the market, and that's it. You know that WE WILL get what we want, when we want it, where we want it, and there's nothing you can do about it.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2015, @05:00PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2015, @05:00PM (#194123)

    I wonder how region restrictions can be considered compatible with free trade.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by kaszz on Tuesday June 09 2015, @06:01PM

      by kaszz (4211) on Tuesday June 09 2015, @06:01PM (#194149) Journal

      Donation and dirty secrets make everything compatible :P