[AusNOG] Aussie ISP bakes in geo-dodging for Netflix, Hulu

[Mike Taylor]

I'm annoyed enough about the whole thing to start considering some sort
of class action over here...

Geoblocking via DVD region codes is 'restraint of trade' I think (from a
case back in the 90's), yet XBox still has region locking on DVDs.

I'm wondering if the same kind of logic can be applied to Internet
streaming...

Netflix is pretty good, but Netflix North America is AWESOME...

It seems that consumer choice is all well and good until the consumer
wants to choose something that the RIAA doesn't like :-)

Regards,
Mike


On 06/07/15 15:36, Matt Palmer wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 06, 2015 at 02:43:59PM +1200, Mark Foster wrote:
>> On 6/07/2015 2:37 p.m., Peter Lawler wrote:
>>> On 04/07/15 04:41, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
>>>> Still a bit unclear on what basis this was shutdown in NZ
>>> aiui, NZ ISP's caved out of fear alone.
>> There was some sort of settlement out-of-court, which is confidential so
>> there's supposition that was the case, but no hard information.
>>
>> http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=151&topicid=171032&page_no=47
>>
>> Pretty much everyone i've talked to is disappointed that the issue won't get
>> thrashed out in court.
> Except, presumably, the parties that would have to pay for it.
>
> - Matt
>
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