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Video-streaming giant Netflix has said it is going to stop subscribers from using internet proxies to view content not available in their home countries.
Due to licensing agreements, Netflix content varies between countries - many users have a virtual private network (VPN) or other proxy to get round this.
The firm said it would increase efforts in the next few weeks to block the use of such proxies.
Netflix expanded streaming services to more than 130 countries last week.
But some countries have more content than others - for example, the Australian Netflix catalogue has only about 10% of the content available to its US subscribers.
David Fullagar, vice president of content delivery architecture, said in a blog post on Thursday that the US firm was in the process of licensing content around the world.
But he said it had a long way to go before it could offer viewers the same films and shows everywhere.
Oh well, back to BitTorrent.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Common Joe on Sunday January 17 2016, @07:16AM
I just signed up with Netflix here in Germany.
Beforehand, I didn't see their movie selection and, through chatting with a representative, they wouldn't give me a list of either. So, we sign up 30 days free. To say their selection is abysmal is an understatement. I have many more "blockbusters" on my movie shelf than they do. No Star Trek. No Batman. No Galactica. They have Seasons 1 - 8 of the new Doctor Who, but none of the classics. I have a list of movies that I'd like to see that is over 200 items long because I haven't seen them yet. Most of them are well known. 95+% are not available. Our current plan is watch a couple of mediocre movies (because none of our most wanted movies to see are there) and then we'll cancel.
The number of rental stores are shrinking. The nearest one to me is 40 minutes away. And I sure as hell can't afford to buy every movie I want to see.
So, how do I see movies? I guess, I should stop telling people to get off my lawn and get with the times and torrent. I've noticed a few things in my research, though:
In my research, I found these interesting links:
I don't want to work to get an episode or movie. I just want to relax in front of the TV with my wife. After watching my choices dwindle for years, I'm so pissed, I'm about to give up the whole notion of movie watching.
Any advice or links that can help me torrent successfully would be appreciated. Or, if there is another choice besides torrenting, I'm all ears.
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Tuesday January 19 2016, @05:49PM
https://torrentfreak.com/anonymous-vpn-service-provider-review-2015-150228/ [torrentfreak.com]
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