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Old 05-06-2012, 02:14 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by VaporPunk View Post
Well, you're correct of course but it still doesn't feel right. For Netflix + Hulu Plus you need a CC with a US address in addition to VPN. Its just that people overseas have to jump through hoops to get access. Its all quasi-legal/illegal. Fix the distribution rights and be done with it. Plus, its my understanding that advertisers are fully aware that there is a certain % of people who access these sites from overseas and negotiate prices accordingly.
Fix the distribution rights sounds wonderful --- but I doubt that will happen any time soon (as in the next 10 years). Of course it is quasi legal. But for us as a user it is clearly either do that or forget about it. And clearly nobody is hurt here.
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