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a) they assume everybody has Netflix b) there are some copyright law problems with screenshots

by severak_cz 4y ago

dylan604 4y ago
B) No, this would clearly fall under fair use to use a screen grab to use as a visual aid in the written article.
- jussion_zoonist 4y ago
  I think that bypassing DRM would violate DMCA even if it is for fair use.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Oh lawdy! Netflix has promoted these programs. There are all sorts of content floating around on the interwebs released by the producers for the specific purpose of letting people see the content. Even the Netflix interface will show you something that will demonstrate the discussion. Hell, there's probably trailers for content on YouTube.
DiggyJohnson 4y ago
Z) Not every piece of content needs to be accessible to every person that might stumble across it. If you don’t already have a feeling for what this “Netflix look” is, maybe the article just isn’t written for you?
- tambourine_man 4y ago
  But making an effort to increase accessibility is valid, right? There’s a limit, of course, you expect the reader to be alphabetized, have watched a couple of Netflix movies, etc. but this one may have gone a bit too far on the reader’s assumptions.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Yes, not having a reference image for people to compare what you are directly talking about in today's multimedia world is just really being lazy. Like, supadupaüberlazy. There's really not an excuse for it.
    - ProAm 4y ago
      The article is clearly not for you. I understood what he was talking about from the first paragraph and do not have netflix.
      - dylan604 4y ago
        I didn't even read the article, so there's that. Still not an excuse for being lazy. Also, I have a background in camera department, post production color grading, etc, so I'm assuming I am the target audience. I also knew what the "netflix look" looked like in my head just from the title. You kind of have to be in the industry to properly know what "look" means. Like when everyone talks about that "Cooke look", you just know what they mean.
        ProAm 4y ago
        > I didn't even read the article, so there's that. Still not an excuse for being lazy. Lol, the irony in that sentence did make me chuckle. I mean if you have a background in film (production, etc...) and didn't read the article Im not sure why you commented in the first place? HN was always a place for good discussion, usually about the posted article and (to me which doesnt really matter) the article was very clear. But in the same breathe every article is never meant for every person so maybe its just that.
        dylan604 4y ago
        Because I've read articles like this multiple times. These things pop up from time to time, just like common articles/themes pop up here on HN. From the discussions on how Ozark is blue, the battle scene in GoT (yes, it's HBO) was too dark, the action movie with one of the Chrises was orange, etc. It's all just a giving of an opinion on someone else's art. Why in the world did Van Gogh make Starry Night blue? Why is there a wedge shape in DaVinci's Last Supper. It's a level of bloviating.

a) they assume everybody has Netflix b) there are some copyright law problems with screenshots

dylan604 4y ago

B) No, this would clearly fall under fair use to use a screen grab to use as a visual aid in the written article.

jussion_zoonist 4y ago
I think that bypassing DRM would violate DMCA even if it is for fair use.
- dylan604 4y ago
  Oh lawdy! Netflix has promoted these programs. There are all sorts of content floating around on the interwebs released by the producers for the specific purpose of letting people see the content. Even the Netflix interface will show you something that will demonstrate the discussion. Hell, there's probably trailers for content on YouTube.

DiggyJohnson 4y ago

Z) Not every piece of content needs to be accessible to every person that might stumble across it. If you don’t already have a feeling for what this “Netflix look” is, maybe the article just isn’t written for you?

tambourine_man 4y ago
But making an effort to increase accessibility is valid, right? There’s a limit, of course, you expect the reader to be alphabetized, have watched a couple of Netflix movies, etc. but this one may have gone a bit too far on the reader’s assumptions.
- dylan604 4y ago
  Yes, not having a reference image for people to compare what you are directly talking about in today's multimedia world is just really being lazy. Like, supadupaüberlazy. There's really not an excuse for it.
  - ProAm 4y ago
    The article is clearly not for you. I understood what he was talking about from the first paragraph and do not have netflix.
    - dylan604 4y ago
      I didn't even read the article, so there's that. Still not an excuse for being lazy. Also, I have a background in camera department, post production color grading, etc, so I'm assuming I am the target audience. I also knew what the "netflix look" looked like in my head just from the title. You kind of have to be in the industry to properly know what "look" means. Like when everyone talks about that "Cooke look", you just know what they mean.
      - ProAm 4y ago
        > I didn't even read the article, so there's that. Still not an excuse for being lazy. Lol, the irony in that sentence did make me chuckle. I mean if you have a background in film (production, etc...) and didn't read the article Im not sure why you commented in the first place? HN was always a place for good discussion, usually about the posted article and (to me which doesnt really matter) the article was very clear. But in the same breathe every article is never meant for every person so maybe its just that.
        dylan604 4y ago
        Because I've read articles like this multiple times. These things pop up from time to time, just like common articles/themes pop up here on HN. From the discussions on how Ozark is blue, the battle scene in GoT (yes, it's HBO) was too dark, the action movie with one of the Chrises was orange, etc. It's all just a giving of an opinion on someone else's art. Why in the world did Van Gogh make Starry Night blue? Why is there a wedge shape in DaVinci's Last Supper. It's a level of bloviating.