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Netflix licenses the right to stream films and pays based on that agreement rather than per-view, which is why movies are phased in and out. They have to contin
by griffinmb 11y ago
Netflix licenses the right to stream films and pays based on that agreement rather than per-view, which is why movies are phased in and out. They have to continually renegotiate contracts.
As for geographic restrictions, movie distribution rights typically aren't global. When a movie is produced, one distributor has North America, another distributor gets Europe, etc. Netflix, unfortunately, still has to navigate these out-dated distribution channels. It's the same kind of reasoning that leads an American film to have a multi-month delay before being released in the UK despite the lack of additional overhead (subtitles, etc).
- loganu 11y agoThe geographic part makes sense. As for buying licenses - I guess purchasing the rights to broadcast could be considerably cheaper than a pay-per-view model. I'd be interested in how those negotiations occur, or if there are set prices. Take it or leave it.
- tajen 11y agoSoftware licenses in France are still under this law which was designed for records. In IP transfer contracts, we must write which countries and supports are covered by the IP transfer. Everything else is excluded by default.