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Originally Posted by cybmole
if a region-free DVD cost 10x a region locked one, then maybe I'd buy into your argument ,
streaming needs to be based on who I am not where I am. I cant watch simultaneous in 2 countries let alone 10!
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No, you misunderstand me.
At present the content owner sells the streaming rights separately on a per-country basis. If they were to sell world-wide rights to a single company, such as Netflix, they would probably charge Netflix 10x (or some other high multiple) of the price they're currently charging them for that content. Unless Netflix could increase their customer base by that same multiplier (which is unlikely), the extra costs would inevitably be passed on to the consumer.