@TomOfTTB - How do you know Netflix hasn't already tried the private route? And if you think your "go along to get along" outlook had any merit in this arena, w

@TomOfTTB - How do you know Netflix hasn't already tried the private route? And if you think your "go along to get along" outlook had any merit in this arena, why do you think major entertainment companies spent the last decade trying to undo the internet? Remember that "the others" with whom "Netflix does not play well" include members of the RIAA, the MPAA, and primary backers of ACTA. I'm sure you're also aware that cable operators have a similarly anti-customer track record in Washington DC. These not-minor details matter. Why? Because the audience is also part of "the entertainment ecosystem". Suing them, DRMing them, and bribing their elected representatives in Congress all count as fundamentally offensive - and all that was going on well before Netflix could get anyone to return its calls. I'm not saying that your advice isn't good. I'm just saying that Netflix isn't the first company to which it should be directed.