Netflix cracks down on VPN and Proxy "Pirates"

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Masataka said:
I wonder how significant the drop in revenue for Netflix will be - would be interesting to see how much VPN users contribute.

At least we know that Netflix themselves aren't motivated to do this so hopefully they are just doing the bare minimum to please the movie studios. Also annoying in that the majority would go back to torrenting instead of paying a fee to watch these older movies and series so the studios are probably also losing out.
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True that.....So the Movie Studio's here are causing their own Demise....... a little ironic, don't you think?
 
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Glingfram said:
If they block you from their site, can you still cancel the service?
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You can as it is a month to month service, but you most likely will lose out on a month as you have paid for the month already.
 
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kianm said:
Subscribe. Uno will work it out, a big part of their business is dependant on that
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hmmm.....perhaps

I just think that Netflix as a whole will have more say with it's following than UnoTelly that offers the same service that hundreds of others do....
I reckon Sign up with Netflix, but keep using trial versions of the DNS services :p
 
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Mighty said:
hmmm.....perhaps

I just think that Netflix as a whole will have more say with it's following than UnoTelly that offers the same service that hundreds of others do....
I reckon Sign up with Netflix, but keep using trial versions of the DNS services :p
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Yep. Good idea. As long as this thing doesn't go pending for too long. Netflix has to come to a conclusion soon and let us know the way forward
 
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I agree, I have an Active trial period ending on the 30th Jan - and won't commit to anything not concrete....
We have been living without DSTV for almost a year and not missing anything there....Netflix is a welcome addition in our home but can always fall back on Torrenting like we have been for the last 3 years
 
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That's what they don't know. Either we pay a fair price like netflix or we don't at all. Tired of sponsoring their lavish lives
 
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if this does happen it will be really cr@p :(

We were paying over R6oo bux a month to watch what we were 'told' is on the schedule so sorry for you this is what is on tonight, hundreds of annoying adverts during shows and not to mention the repeats of repeats of repeats....of the same old series and movies

and for a 1/4 of the price were welcomed with CHOICE and no adverts....NETFLIX!! ;)
 
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Mighty said:
if this does happen it will be really cr@p :(

We were paying over R6oo bux a month to watch what we were 'told' is on the schedule so sorry for you this is what is on tonight, hundreds of annoying adverts during shows and not to mention the repeats of repeats of repeats....of the same old series and movies

and for a 1/4 of the price were welcomed with CHOICE and no adverts....NETFLIX!! ;)
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and this excludes the nights we sat watching a balloon on the screen "Service is currently scrambled" FML DSTV smelt a bit of rain and it lost signal!?
 
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Koosi said:
Isn't it amazing, the movie studios tell big business what to do.
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They are not just randomly telling Netflix what to do. They have agreements in place with various distributors including content providers in countries that do not support Netflix. When they signed up Netflix to distribute their content I'm sure there was a clause that said the content may only be distributed Netflix's regions. Netflix don't seem to have spent too much effort enforcing this though which is why other non-Netflix distributors are up in arms and putting pressure on the studios to in turn to put pressure Netflix to enforce this.

Hopefully one day we will see a Netflix available in every country with everyone having access to all the same content. But, then again that in itself starts bringing up images of Google-like world domination :erm:
 
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Netflix has only really been heavy handed on its android app ie no HD offering and hard coded dns public lookups after v3.7.1
 
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Hamster said:
Kinda stupid off them and the studios. At least this way people are still paying to watch their product. All this will do is increase piracy.
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The movie & music industry have always been stupid like that, they encourage piracy.
 
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dualmeister said:
They are not just randomly telling Netflix what to do. They have agreements in place with various distributors including content providers in countries that do not support Netflix. When they signed up Netflix to distribute their content I'm sure there was a clause that said the content may only be distributed Netflix's regions. Netflix don't seem to have spent too much effort enforcing this though which is why other non-Netflix distributors are up in arms and putting pressure on the studios to in turn to put pressure Netflix to enforce this.

Hopefully one day we will see a Netflix available in every country with everyone having access to all the same content. But, then again that in itself starts bringing up images of Google-like world domination :erm:
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Netflix are becoming big enough to become their own provider. They make their own shows now. They also pretty much own the online market. Soon no one will be dictating terms to them.
 
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