Banning for what? You keep talking smack but it does not even violate Netflix's own TOS by using a VPN
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Banning for what? You keep talking smack but it does not even violate Netflix's own TOS by using a VPN
Region hopping violates the TOS:
"You may view a movie or TV show through the Netflix service primarily within the country in which you have established your account and only in geographic locations where we offer our service and have licensed such movie or TV show. "
And
"You also agree not to: circumvent, remove, alter, deactivate, degrade or thwart any of the content protections in the Netflix service; "
Fuck netflix, I'm toying with cancelling my subscription. I don't to give money to business that thinks I'm less worthly because I'm Canadian, not American.
Why not buy an android box with Kodi. Then you can cancel Netflix and your normal cables and stream everything free of charge including movies presently in the theatres.
I use both.
Kodi for TV shows and movies too current for Netflix and Netflix for high quality movies and TV shows which although older I won't have to worry about buffering and watching in low quality.
Im unsure what is the crack down or what a VPN is but I enjoy the Netflix service I get in Toronto. Ive been a subscriber for 8 months now. Something like 8 CAD a month for unlimited films and TV series. Im rarely renting from iTunes these days. And I rarely turn on the regular TV anymore, maybe 1-2 times a month for sports on TSN. I might just toss the TV to the curb. Who wants Free 27" tube TV (weight 98lbs)
All Netflix does is simply block an address
Once that address is blocked you need to change your address
(Some VPNs are not meant for combat and therefore do not care, others like the challenge of bypassing internet based restrictions)
If you want to get more technical, the other hack which fuji seems to be ignoring is the fact a VPN with Netflix really only has 1 sole purpose; to pull down the movie catalog
As I have pointed out millions of times to him above, once you have the actual URL for that video you do NOT need to route it through the VPN
In other words, if I posted a link to (example) http://netflix.com/long_ass_url/video1 & you clicked on it you CAN view it anywhere in the world WITHOUT using a VPN
Only certain requests (eg catalog) NEED to route through the VPN
The rest of the data is just normal internet stuff
There are a billion ways to get around the built in Netflix player out there
If you had any idea how Netflix worked you could see using a VPN does not in anyway mess with content protections lol
Well for one because that is true piracy
As in huge fines, jail time, ban from internet
Plus the Kodi devs have been on a witch hunt against all the pirate boxes out there lately claiming it is killing the industry
http://www.myce.com/news/kodi-to-st...promise-free-unlimited-movie-streaming-78604/
Using a VPN to watch shows not available in your region is a clear violation of the terms of service. It absolutely circumvents the protections Netflix has put in place to prevent your watching content that is not licensed for your geographic region.
I don't know whether Netflix will start banning accounts, but the only thing stopping them is goodwill.
They don't even need to tell anyone which VPNs they know about. They just collect lists of the people who use it and then after a few weeks of collecting data ban all of them.
That's how steam does it. When they detect a cheat they don't immediately block it. They let it live a little while to collect a big list of accounts to terminate.
The steam forums are full of TeeJay's who say they were unfairly banned by steam after they were caught cheating. Nobody cares because people hate cheaters. With Netflix the cheaters don't directly ruin it for others so there may be more sympathy for the TeeJays Netflix ends up banning.
Streaming is not a crime. Downloading is a crime. If you think that it is a crime, the cops would have been in the flea markets arresting all those vendors. Even malls have vendors that display those boxes with movies being streamed.
*sighs*
I have spelled this out numerous times but will try to dumb it down to it's most basic odds
If I have a VPN, I can use it to view a non-Canadian catalog
Once I know the address, I can send you (who would never use a VPN) the URL for the film you are interested in
You CAN view the movie without ever touching a VPN
Therefore my using a VPN in no way shape or form has violated any of the protections
And before you type any further response GO TRY IT AND SEE
It should be obvious but I think you are trolling at this point
Streaming IS downloading you nitwit
Only difference is you have not saved a local copy of it
(in general they only prosecute uploaders for spreading the films because time/effort to try and sue everyone is pointless)
Saying "well its in a store so it must be legal" is nearly as dense
I can show you stores over at Pacific Mall & across Scarborough packed with counterfeit goods, everything from pirated Kodi boxes & dvds to fake clothing etc
Police only prosecute when someone (rights holder) COMPLAINS
Which is what the Kodi devs are on a rampage for
Same as I pointed out to fuji; see a booth selling box? Email Kodi and watch what happens
There is no reasonable person who doesn't understand that to be circumventing. Their system was designed to prevent you from accessing that content, and you circumvented it to get to that URL.
In addition, the act of watching the region blocked content IS ITSELF a violation of the terms of service.
I don't have any movie subscriptions, but am tempted every once in a while to do it.
I'm not a big movie expert, so I'm not going to watch a ton or care that much about the latest selection.
So in you guys opinions, Netflix Can, messing around to get a Netflix USA feed, or Shomi. It seems cost wise they're pretty much the same.
Is it really worth the extra hassle to go after Netflix USA feeds? If not, Netflix Can vs Rogers Shomi???
I'm not a big movie expert, so I'm not going to watch a ton or care that much about the latest selection.
So in you guys opinions, Netflix Can, messing around to get a Netflix USA feed, or Shomi. It seems cost wise they're pretty much the same.
Is it really worth the extra hassle to go after Netflix USA feeds? If not, Netflix Can vs Rogers Shomi???
If you think about Netflix the right way it's well worth it.
Never go to Netflix to find a specific movie. Instead go there and see if anything is worth a watch. In other words, think of it as the internet version of basic cable. Like basic cable they will showcase one or two good recent movies but mostly it's second tier content--however. I can always find something entertaining. Seriously it's $8 bucks a month.
Use a premium service like Google Play or iTunes when you want to see a specific, recent release, and be prepared to pay a couple of bucks to view it.
Dummy, when you stream the data, you are not holding onto the data that you can redistribute. When you are downloading, then you are holding on to that data, and that can be considered to be illegal. Sure you can buy the legal boxes and you do not have any problem at all. The flea markets can download some illegal apps that Kodi would pursue. But nothing can stop you from buying the legal box and enhancing it yourself for your own use by downloading numerous apps that are legal. The problem is that Kodi gets a lot of irate customers who have bought these altered boxes that have viruses from some of these shady apps, and expect Kodi to fix them. Pacific Mall have numerous vendors who sell the legal boxes. For a fee they can download many illegal apps.
