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Video-streaming service provider Netflix's subscribers will no longer be
able to use proxies to watch content not available in their home country.
Subscribers often resort to proxies, or servers that facilitate access to
Internet content not available locally, to watch Netflix's popular shows
such as "House of cards" and "Orange is the New Black."
"If all of our content were globally available, there wouldn't be a reason
for members to use proxies or unblockers," David Fullagar, Netflix's vice
president of content delivery architecture, wrote in a blog.
The company said it would clamp down on these proxies or unblockers in a few
weeks.
The announcement comes just a week after Netflix went live in more than 130
countries, covering almost the entire globe except China.
Netflix said at the time that all of its shows would not be available
immediately to subscribers in certain countries, but that it was working
towards resolving that.
"Ultimately, the aim is to provide a service around the world that is more
similar than not. Using VPNs or proxies to virtually cross borders violates
Netflix's terms of use because of licensing restrictions on TV shows and
movies," a Netflix spokesperson told Reuters.
India, Nigeria, Russia and Saudi Arabia were among the 130 countries where
the service was launched last week.
"The strategy is simple - they have a responsibility to content owners to
only show that content in the geographies for which they have a license.
Enforcing those restrictions is a Netflix responsibility," Brian Blau,
research director at Gartner, told Reuters.
able to use proxies to watch content not available in their home country.
Subscribers often resort to proxies, or servers that facilitate access to
Internet content not available locally, to watch Netflix's popular shows
such as "House of cards" and "Orange is the New Black."
"If all of our content were globally available, there wouldn't be a reason
for members to use proxies or unblockers," David Fullagar, Netflix's vice
president of content delivery architecture, wrote in a blog.
The company said it would clamp down on these proxies or unblockers in a few
weeks.
The announcement comes just a week after Netflix went live in more than 130
countries, covering almost the entire globe except China.
Netflix said at the time that all of its shows would not be available
immediately to subscribers in certain countries, but that it was working
towards resolving that.
"Ultimately, the aim is to provide a service around the world that is more
similar than not. Using VPNs or proxies to virtually cross borders violates
Netflix's terms of use because of licensing restrictions on TV shows and
movies," a Netflix spokesperson told Reuters.
India, Nigeria, Russia and Saudi Arabia were among the 130 countries where
the service was launched last week.
"The strategy is simple - they have a responsibility to content owners to
only show that content in the geographies for which they have a license.
Enforcing those restrictions is a Netflix responsibility," Brian Blau,
research director at Gartner, told Reuters.