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Netflix is contractually required to discriminate against customers based on where they are by the companies who they licence content from, for many reasons, a
by ryan-c 11y ago
Netflix is contractually required to discriminate against customers based on where they are by the companies who they licence content from, for many reasons, a common one being the content already having been exclusively licensed for distribution in country X to some other company.
Calling this xenophobia is absurd.
- shmerl 11y agoIf Netflix is contractually obligated to be xenophobic, it's both their fault for accepting such contracts and fault of those who made such contracts with them (i.e. publishers / content owners). The fact that it's a contract doesn't make it any more moral and it's absurd to think it's an excuse. You can blame the system all you want, but if they participate - they are part of the system. I.e. they aren't forced to make such moral choice, they voluntarily make it.
- intrasight 11y agoThe term "xenophobic" just isn't applicable here. Almost all media deals are location-based. I expect that Netflix tries harder than anyone else to try to break down those license barriers.
- shmerl 11y ago> Almost all media deals are location-based. So? How does it justify xenophobic behavior?
- intrasight 11y agoPerhaps you should try looking up the definition of "xenophobic"
- shmerl 11y agoPerhaps you shouldn't try excusing such behavior with definition arguments? If you don't like the term xenophobic (which is perfectly appropriate here), call it discrimination of foreigners. It doesn't make it any better and less disgusting.
- nxzero 11y agoAre you saying it is legal to contractually force a party to be racist?