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Originally Posted by cybmole
actually, netflix is a season ticket to view from anywhere you can get an internet connection !
It works on every console & tablet we own, as well as on all of our PCs - the same login credentials work for every version of the app. Viewing ( in the same region) sync across all devices - what's not to like! [ well if could cost a lot on 3G / 4G I guess, but I'm a wi-fi only person ]
Amazon is more infuriating :- I have Amazon prime video, & I see them announce - with great fanfare - now you can watch HBO on Prime, & then in very small print ( only if you live in the USA & bought the USA flavor of "prime")
Netflix is a great example of good branding and legal access from anywhere. They also know that lots of their cusomers use geo-location fakery and they really don't care. so I can flip between netflix UK, netflix USA, and netflix-anywhere-else with a couple of mouse clicks. And the quality is so good that it makes no sense to download any movie if it's already on Netflix
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Exactly. Netflix isn't remotely like a season ticket, it is rather a monthly fee to access the contect that Netflix has.
For years, Tivo had a robust hacking community that tivo tolerated with a wink and a nod. It was technically illegal, yet Tivo really didn't care as long as no one abused it and got Tivo into legal hot water. I'm sure that Netflix takes a similar view of people paying for a Netflix account and then using technological means to bypass the Geo-restrictions to watch US Netflix in Germany. As long as it doesn't cause them to get in legal hot water, they aren't going to go out of their way to block it.
- Is it legal for someone in Germany to record something off the air waves? In the US this falls under the fair use exception of copyright.
- Is it legal for someone in Germany to send that recording to someone who is outside the US for their private viewing? I don't know that this specific question has been decided legally, however, many people do it and as far as I know, no one has tried to prevent it.
If the two previous situations are legal, then what is the moral difference between someone recording something for the author of the original article and sending it to her, and her downloading that content from a website? Remember we aren't talking about her downloading content that she hasn't paid for. If that is the question, then I agree that it would be wrong.