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Really not a libertarian, but why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? They negotiated conditions with the creators, why shouldn’t they be able to specify the DRM? No one is forcing you to subscribe to Netflix. Or even to buy an iPad.
>why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? power asymmetry
We need both options to coexist: 1. Open, hackable hardware for those who want full control and for driving innovation 2. Locked-down, managed devices for vulnerable users who benefit from protection This concept of "I should run any code on hardware I own" is completely wrong as a universal principle. Yes, we absolutely should be able to run any code we want on open hardware we own - that option must exist. But we s…
If you agree with this article, do you also agree with these statements?
* "We should be able to repair our firearms with freely available full-auto conversions kits."
* "We should be able to repair our own cars, and add software like Volkswagen did to bypass EPA and state inspection testing."
* "We should be able to repair our own homes and offices, and ignore building codes and ADA guidelines."
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Really not a libertarian, but why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? They negotiated conditions with the creators, why shouldn’t they be able to specify the DRM? No one is forcing you to subscribe to Netflix. Or even to buy an iPad.
>why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? power asymmetry
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>why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? power asymmetry
There are dozens of sources of online streaming entertainment, and its not exactly a vital good.
> In this context this would mean having the ability and documentation to build or install alternative operating systems on this hardware It doesn't work. Everything from banks to Netflix and others are slowly edging out anything where they can't fully verify the chain of control to an entity they can have a legal or contractual relationship with. To be clear, this is fundamental, not incidental. You can't run your o…
Maybe conceptually you will be able to run some kind of open operating system with your own code, but it will be unable to access software or services provided by corporate or governmental entities.
This has been obvious for some time, and as soon as passkeys started popping up the endgame became clear.
Pleading to the government definitely can't save us now though, because they want the control just as much as the corporations do.
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>why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? power asymmetry
There are dozens of sources of online streaming entertainment, and its not exactly a vital good.
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>why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? power asymmetry
TBH I don't care if Netflix wants to abuse such an asymmetry. I don't need Netflix in my life, so I'll just cancel my subscription(already have). I honestly don't want my lawmakers to spend even a second thinking about Netflix when we have so many large issues in the world right now. If we were talking about something like financial services where I have to engage I would be more sympathetic.
Edit: i mean to say this is true whether or not you've even heard of the company.
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You kind of can? The carrier network has no way to verify that your cellular modem is a real modem made by a real modem company, and not 3 SDRs in a trench coat standing on the top of each other. The sheer technical difficulty is what makes this kind of thing impractical. The network does validate that a SIM card is a real SIM card, but you can put a "real SIM card" in anything.
IMEI whitelisting is common in the US at least... I think this shuts down the trench coat idea.
> In this context this would mean having the ability and documentation to build or install alternative operating systems on this hardware It doesn't work. Everything from banks to Netflix and others are slowly edging out anything where they can't fully verify the chain of control to an entity they can have a legal or contractual relationship with. To be clear, this is fundamental, not incidental. You can't run your o…
Really not a libertarian, but why shouldn’t Netflix have the right to choose who they distribute content to? They negotiated conditions with the creators, why shouldn’t they be able to specify the DRM? No one is forcing you to subscribe to Netflix. Or even to buy an iPad.