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[jedidia]

Netflix is a way of getting shows over the Internet without the MPAA siccing the government on you.

I'm Swiss, so it wouldn't actually be illegal for me to download movies...

Netflix quite simply manages to be more convenient, and somewhat safer.

 

[Artlav]

Netflix is a way of getting shows over the Internet without the MPAA siccing the government on you.

Uh, why? It's a TV show - it was broadcast for everyone to see, so it can't be illegal to share a copy.

 

[jedidia]

It's a TV show - it was broadcast for everyone to see, so it can't be illegal to share a copy.

:lol:

Actually, sharing a VHS recording would still be illegal in Switzerland (just as uploading a movie is).

 

[Artlav]

:lol:

But seriously, how do they argue for it being illegal to share something that is free anyway?

 

[SolarLiner]

Huh?
What's this Netflix thing, and why people are waiting for shows to get released on it instead of having them downloaded back in the last decade or something?

Netflix is a video streaming service. Think Spotify but for series and movies. Also Netflix has gained enough momentum to make its own films and series. Orange is the New Black is one of them, if you've heard of it.

 

[steph]

Usually torrenting them used to be the norm back home. Nowadays, many places block torrents , so it's less possible. Streaming still usually works.

In the 90's and early 2000's, piracy used to be the norm in eastern Europe. It wasn't even a choice, since it was often the only way to get Windows and games. There were no vendors. And after vendors appeared, prices were ridiculously high for many years after.

 

[jedidia]

But seriously, how do they argue for it being illegal to share something that is free anyway?

Because it's not free. Anybody can do a public showing, but they need a) a concession and b) the permission of the copyright holder to show it. Both usually cost money.
In turn, the viewers coming to the showing will consume the popcorn/beverages/advertisements of the one showing it.
So, it's not free. You paid something when you watched it on that tv, if only your time to watch ads.

 

[Andy44]

When it was broadcast on TV, money gets made from the sponsors running ads. So it's not really free. Nobody would spend money on actors and a TV show if money wasn't to be made on it.

 

[Pipcard]

Squeeeeeeeeee!
Star Trek TOS is on Netflix now! :woohoo:

I thought it already was? (at least when I subscribed to it over the summer of 2015)

 

[mojoey]

Page 1500, woop woop!

 

[Linguofreak]

Uh, why? It's a TV show - it was broadcast for everyone to see, so it can't be illegal to share a copy.

That would make sense, yes. Further comment on my part would be going into basement territory.

 

[Artlav]

Page 1500, woop woop!

Ahem.

 

[orb]

Ahem.

Ahem.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Okay, DEFAULT users are at 1500.

 

[Andy44]

For the most part I don't mind Windows 10, but I have to say the forced updates are really annoying.

 

[jedidia]

I thought it already was? (at least when I subscribed to it over the summer of 2015)

It's always possible that it was in the US, of course...

 

[Loru]

I've been been aquired by a cat:

and broke my arm:

 

[C3PO]

If you were in the US you could sue the cat.


PS: May you have a speedy recovery.

 

[Notebook]

Sympathies for your arm, get well soon!

Re the cat, its not an acquisition, its a take-over. Then asset-stripping starts...

N.

 

[Fabri91]

Speedy recovery for your arm, and remember: dogs have masters, cats have servants.

For absolutely no reason, here's a sped-up recording of a bike ride I took yesterday: