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Netflix comes to Canada
Samstag:
--- Quote from: Benevolance on July 24, 2010, 02:11:02 pm ---
--- Quote ---Canadians will be using the exact same client we're already using. It doesn't need to declare anything at the border.
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Unfortunately, that arbitrary border causes more problems than not. Services frequently get stripped down before making it into Canada. It's dumb. That's why I hope that the netflix streaming makes it here intact via Xbox Live.
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That's a given. You won't necessarily get the same content, but that will all be server-side. The client is generic and what you have access to will be determined by the server and the netflix account you're logged in as, not the client.
RayB:
XBOX currently has "Zune videos" instead of Netflix. It's [obviously] a Microsoft service, and has a rather pathetic selection of movies. For example, under "Indie" the ONLY thing available to us is The Guild.
We don't have access to Hulu, we don't have this, and we don't have that. Hell I can't even watch SNL clips or SOuth Park Studios on their official sites because it's US only. (yes, yes, proxy blah blah)
We have a competitor to Netflix here called Zip. They don't have a streaming service but have been talking about it. They have about half a million customers using the DVD by mail service. I'm sure that seems like a drop in the ocean to Netflix's business.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Samstag on July 24, 2010, 03:16:38 pm ---what you have access to will be determined by the server and the netflix account you're logged in as, not the client.
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I'd guess it'll be determined by IP address more than anything. Which is to say copyright laws. Netflix has to get streaming rights to content which is why only a fraction of their inventory can be streamed. And those rights are generally granted by territory. If I take my laptop to France and log into my Netflix account it's not going to let me stream US content just because I have a US account. Actually, I haven't tried this but I assume it is the case.
Samstag:
--- Quote from: shmokes on July 25, 2010, 07:54:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: Samstag on July 24, 2010, 03:16:38 pm ---what you have access to will be determined by the server and the netflix account you're logged in as, not the client.
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I'd guess it'll be determined by IP address more than anything. Which is to say copyright laws. Netflix has to get streaming rights to content which is why only a fraction of their inventory can be streamed. And those rights are generally granted by territory. If I take my laptop to France and log into my Netflix account it's not going to let me stream US content just because I have a US account. Actually, I haven't tried this but I assume it is the case.
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You're absolutely right. You'll need both a Canadian account and IP to view the licensed Canadian content.
I left that part out because the Canadians seemed to be having difficulty understanding the technical side. :)
RayB:
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