1mo ago

Movie, Music, and Sports Industries Urge EU to Maintain Geo-Blocking, Citing Critical Importance for Content Financing, Distribution, and Consumer Pricing Across Europe.

Movie, Music and Sports Industries Urge EU to Keep Geo-Blocking in Place * TorrentFreak

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27037278

Threatened by potential EU regulatory changes, the movie, music, and sports industries are vehemently defending the practice of geo-blocking, as an essential part of their business models. Rightsholders argue that eliminating geo-blockades would devalue content, force price hikes for consumers in some countries, and ultimately reduce investment in content and localized services.

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ @lemmy.dbzer0.com

Tea @programming.dev

1mo ago

Movie, Music, and Sports Industries Urge EU to Maintain Geo-Blocking, Citing Critical Importance for Content Financing, Distribution, and Consumer Pricing Across Europe.

torrentfreak.com /movie-music-and-sports-industries-call-on-eu-to-keep-geo-blocking-in-place-250316/

3 comments

"Please keep doing this, or we won't make as much obscene amounts of money!"

force price hikes for consumers in some countries
How many countries are we talking about, and what would happen to the price in the rest of the countries?

Yeah, as long as you do that I'll pay for a VPN to circumvent your geoblocks and or sail the high seas instead of renting your stuff via a subscription, so suit yourself.