I’d be interested if people in Europe find the current system to be a significant hassle or not.
It just means people pirate. This really should’ve been solved some time ago. A TV show being accessible does not inherently mean that it must be streamed, it could be a digital download. This is why a Steam storefront-type setup should exist for TV with no blocks. You can buy any TV show you like, £10-15 a season (prices could vary obviously) and it’s yours. Netflix and Amazon and Disney etc would exist alongside it as streamers. Or the EU should’ve thought about a pan-european streaming service.
The European Parliament should’ve just alternatively done this.
If you refuse to make your TV show legally accessible either to stream or to download for a certain country, piracy of that show within that country should be legal
It just means people pirate. This really should’ve been solved some time ago. A TV show being accessible does not inherently mean that it must be streamed, it could be a digital download. This is why a Steam storefront-type setup should exist for TV with no blocks. You can buy any TV show you like, £10-15 a season (prices could vary obviously) and it’s yours. Netflix and Amazon and Disney etc would exist alongside it as streamers. Or the EU should’ve thought about a pan-european streaming service.
The European Parliament should’ve just alternatively done this.
If you refuse to make your TV show legally accessible either to stream or to download for a certain country, piracy of that show within that country should be legal
Ah thanks for the context! I was thinking this might be the case.
Interesting point on digital downloads. I hadn’t thought of that aspect.
Would you say you’d be in support of legislation that’s something along the lines of what’s being proposed?
I would support the end of all geoblocks, or the legalisation of piracy for shows unaccessible to particular countries (for the citizens within)