Legal problems with streaming through VPNs in South Africa
South Africans who use virtual private network (VPN) services to access video streaming services or stream specific copyrighted content not officially available or licenced locally could find themselves on the wrong side of the law.
The global movie and TV licencing regime requires that legitimate video streaming services implement geo-blocking, as the rights to distribute this content are generally not sold globally but broken up for specific countries or regions.
South Africans who use virtual private network (VPN) services to access video streaming services or stream specific copyrighted content not officially available or licenced locally could find themselves on the wrong side of the law.
The global movie and TV licencing regime requires that legitimate video streaming services implement geo-blocking, as the rights to distribute this content are generally not sold globally but broken up for specific countries or regions.