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.
2 Comments
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
"Please keep doing this, or we won't make as much obscene amounts of money!"
ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
How many countries are we talking about, and what would happen to the price in the rest of the countries?