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So much media comes from the US, and the default position of US media companies seems to be to broadcast in the US first and think about their international str
by danpalmer 3y ago
So much media comes from the US, and the default position of US media companies seems to be to broadcast in the US first and think about their international strategy later.
Show comes out, becomes a big hit in the US, everyone else thinks it looks good and wants to watch, the only place it's available is via pirating. And then TV companies are shocked at the level of piracy. What did they expect?
- throwaway290 3y agoPretty sure this is in large part due to local regulators...
- Aeolun 3y agoI'm pretty sure that if you make original content you can sell the license wherever you like. Certainly more than is happening now.
- throwaway290 3y agoI don't think just because it is online streaming you are suddenly not subject to whatever regulations for shows and films...
- TheHappyOddish 3y agoIf I'm a Ugandan film company, I make a film, sell it in Uganda and then set up a streaming website that allows access to it for $1 USD without regional restrictions, which regulations do you believe I'm breaking?
- throwaway290 3y agoIf you sell it to EU customers then I guess EU laws? If to China, Chinese?
- TheHappyOddish 3y agoAnd why would I be subject to those laws as a Ugandan, hosting a movie on a Ugandan web server?
- throwaway290 3y agowhat you describe makes you a Ugandan engaging in business in EU, China, etc. So subject to any local laws. Things like paying EU VAT apply to you too.
- Aeolun 3y agoIn practice nobody polices this until you are big enough to deal with it though.
- throwaway290 3y agoBig like Hollywood publishers. We were talking about why they don't release stuff worldwide immediately, so there you go.. because of local laws, not because they "don't care". They care about money. Btw recommending to ignore local laws and not pay tax and such seems like bad advice. If in doubt hire a lawyer
- TheHappyOddish 3y agoBut I'm not engaging in business there. I'm selling an item on my website, I don't know who's buying it and where it's from. How could I possibly police that? If a visitor on a Portugese IP with a Canadian credit card wants to stream my movie, is it my responsibility to uncover their identity? If I don't, under what law can I be proscuted? You say "local law", but I don't live within these places, so how can I be subject to them? How will they enforce them?
- throwaway290 3y ago> not engaging in business > selling an item ... > If a visitor on a Portugese IP with a Canadian credit card wants to stream my movie, is it my responsibility to uncover their identity IP or billing address etc. you should be able to show you do what's required to comply with local laws. When things are "not available" in some country it means the company is working through the legal system to make sure they don't violate laws. > You say "local law", but I don't live within these places, so how can I be subject to them? How will they enforce them? If you want me to tell you "it's OK to violate laws if I will not be punished" then nothing I say will matter. I know this attitude because I grew up in a country where many people thought that way. But if you want to do honest business and have clear conscience, yes you are still subject to local laws... it's never too late to start following them