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MEPs to propose ending geo-blocking of films and series in the EU (twitter.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Yesterday, the traditionally highly conservative legal affairs committee voted to end geo-blocking of films and series in some limited contexts. It's a tectonic shift from the previous position of the legal affairs committee, and comes ahead of today's vote in the more progressive Internal Market & Consumer protection, where MEPs will call for a gradual abolition of geo-blocking.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would be nice if they expanded it to all digital goods - to include music, for instance, and things like youtube videos (technically not films or series, as I'm sure somebody at google will point out).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I tend to agree, what we (of course) hear from the industry is that this "would result in price hikes".

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

Also agree.

The price hikes happen anyway, so it's not really a credible threat.

Glad the EU seems to be mostly sane on these matters.