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> The common excuse is licensing and copyright. Yet none of these services are actively trying to fix it. They just do not care about non-Americans.

What do you think initiatives like Netflix Originals are for?

Content owners are trying very hard to squeeze as much as they can without losing all their agreements.

Netflix is ubiquitous so clearly they can be charged more and more until they drop the agreement and a show falls off.

Do you really think Netflix wants anything less than to offer every TV show and movie ever created? That'd be a huge advantage for them.

But every step they take toward that makes it harder to negotiate for more. So they've started making their own content that costs upfront but with no recurring fees.