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I see a lot of complaints about companies not doing business in every country. When I look at the tangled mess that is the worldwide copyright system, I feel pr
by madsushi 14y ago
I see a lot of complaints about companies not doing business in every country. When I look at the tangled mess that is the worldwide copyright system, I feel privileged, not entitled, to services like Spotify and Netflix. They've put a lot of work and effort into making their service legal and profitable (not an easy combo), and so if they're not available everywhere, I give them the benefit of the doubt. Every company would love to be ubiquitously global, but the copyright system is what's blocking them, not their own ineptitude.
- GFischer 14y agoI'm incredibly happy that Netflix launched in Uruguay, and currently pay for 4 subscription (mine, my parents' and my uncles'). Service is great and the total of the 4 subscriptions is less than ONE crappy local cable service (which is a monopoly by collusion of the 4 local firms). Copyright is hard, but I really hope companies go after our markets :)
- icebraining 14y agoHow do they handle the language? Does everyone understand English well enough, or do they have subtitles?
- GFischer 14y agoEvery movie available has at the very least Spanish and Portuguese subtitles, and most have dual audio as well. Much better than a DVD actually :) and a LOT better than cable (I strongly dislike dubbed movies), no stupid messages at the beginning, and can I usually listen to English audio with Spanish subtitles (my family does as well, we all learnt English). The downside is that the movie selection is even more limited than in the U.S. - but since I'm not a movie buff, it's more than enough for me. And they have a lot of shows that aren't otherwise available (like Top Gear, which I needed to download from the net since it wasn't legally available in my country before).