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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
Are there any problems with switching between regions? My brother in law said he got a cease and desist letter from netflix awhile back. Is that something they actually do?
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Originally Posted by photon
Never heard of anyone getting a C&D from Netflix over place-shifting.
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I have never heard of it either. I personally feel that Netflix unofficially doesn't mind the practice because it adds tremendous value to their product. Once content providers start stomping their feet a little more, they might pressure Netflix into doing more to prevent it.
On the other hand, the content providers that sold the rights to Netflix in another region are still getting paid when a place-shifting Canadian watches their show. That's why it is such a grey area. The customer is paying Netflix, and Netflix is paying for the content.
It certainly does have an impact when the rights are sold for broadcast in one region, but are available on Netflix in another. Breaking Bad, for example, was on UK Netflix the day after it was broadcast in Canada/US. Why subscribe to AMC, who have invested heavily in that program, when you can get it on Netflix by pretending you're in the UK?
But, it begs the question, why should Netflix care about the failure of the old cable model? And AMC, for example, are smart enough to know that Breaking Bad (and all of their programs) have been very successful by being available on Netflix for people to get hooked on.