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by vidbina 3813 days ago
If licensing deals are time bound, Netflix would have to renew them periodically, thereby granting publishers the opportunity to renegotiate terms. They can't screw themselves in the long term that way, while the distributor has the freedom to deliver content to everyone. Wouldn't that work? I'm a travelling user and I'm frustrated by having to decide which shows to choose as replacements every time I cross a border :-/. Personally I feel today's world no longer has a place for territorial licensing.