Is Netflix shutting down?

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot, but I was wondering why there isn't a thread about this here?

What do you guys think? Has anyone actually watched it? How was the quality? Is this finally a move toward ending piracy here in our little banana republic?

http://n1info.com/a159230/News...Netflix.html

Kalanj actually set up a whole Facebook page just to walk people through how to stream everything—it was pretty clever, really. He was essentially letting folks watch movies for free even before they hit the big theaters. By leveraging Facebook to sell ad space, he managed to pull in at least $200 in revenue.

Well, he was running the operation again. I mean, you can't exactly run an illegal business using Facebook as your storefront without getting caught—that's just common sense! If he’d stuck to those obscure Russian sites, he probably would have flown under the radar.

Edward Price6 said:Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot, but I was wondering why there isn't a thread about this here?

What do you guys think? Has anyone actually watched it? How was the quality? Is this finally a move toward ending piracy here in our little banana republic?

No.

Is this some grand move toward finally wiping out piracy in our own little banana republic?

Of course not.

I’ve been scrolling through some titles on Netflix lately, and honestly, I haven't run into any buffering issues or playback glitches. The overall stream quality has been solid.

He was just uploading whatever movies he had lying around, stuff you could easily find on any torrent site anyway. I don't recall seeing those warnings about staying far away from his stuff... Honestly, how many full-length movies can you even have up on YouTube before someone notices?

Amanda Robinson4 said:He was just uploading whatever movies he had lying around, stuff you could easily find on any torrent site anyway. I don't recall seeing those warnings about staying far away from his stuff... Honestly, how many full-length movies can you even have up on YouTube before someone notices?

YouTube takes copyright seriously. Any full movies you see on there are either uploaded with explicit permission from the creators or they've fallen into the public domain. You aren't going to find any major blockbusters sitting there waiting for you. They even use video fingerprinting technology. It doesn't matter if you upload Avatar and try to label it Brlj, brlj... their algorithms will recognize the opening credits or specific scenes instantly and flag it...

Jessica Morris6 said:YouTube takes copyright seriously. Any full movies you see on there are either uploaded with explicit permission from the creators or they've fallen into the public domain. You aren't going to find any major blockbusters sitting there waiting for you. They even use video fingerprinting technology. It doesn't matter if you upload Avatar and try to label it Brlj, brlj... their algorithms will recognize the opening credits or specific scenes instantly and flag it...

Fair point about the blockbusters, but there's also a mountain of documentaries and those indie films that still carry plenty of copyright protection too.

It’s a shame about Netflix; I only stumbled upon it a couple of months ago. It's a classic scenario here in this dysfunctional banana republic. They'll throw hundreds of millions, even billions, at other things, but they certainly know how to crack down on people like us. Because apparently, the top priority for this country is eradicating piracy, even if it means bleeding the national budget dry. 🤮

Amanda Robinson4 said:Fair point about the blockbusters, but there's also a mountain of documentaries and those indie films that still carry plenty of copyright protection too.

They can report any of it and it'll get taken down. It’s likely they just haven't perfected the software yet to scan through every single production studio's catalog with total precision. But I know from experience, when I tried uploading a specific episode once, it got flagged immediately just because of the studio logo at the very start...

Edward Ortiz77 said:It’s a shame about Netflix; I only stumbled upon it a couple of months ago. It's a classic scenario here in this dysfunctional banana republic. They'll throw hundreds of millions, even billions, at other things, but they certainly know how to crack down on people like us. Because apparently, the top priority for this country is eradicating piracy, even if it means bleeding the national budget dry. 🤮

I don't really bother with online services. I prefer to hand-pick my own video quality and < > because I know exactly where to find the high-bitrate stuff. People are definitely migrating toward home theater setups and Kodi, so it's probably only a matter of time before sites like that all just fade away...

Jessica Morris6 said:They can report any of it and it'll get taken down. It’s likely they just haven't perfected the software yet to scan through every single production studio's catalog with total precision. But I know from experience, when I tried uploading a specific episode once, it got flagged immediately just because of the studio logo at the very start...

I don't really bother with online services. I prefer to hand-pick my own video quality and < > because I know exactly where to find the high-bitrate stuff. People are definitely migrating toward home theater setups and Kodi, so it's probably only a matter of time before sites like that all just fade away...

What the hell is Kodi? 🤔

Oh, man
What am I supposed to do now?
I've got this other site I use to stream movies right next to Netflix
...just waiting until they come after them too

Edward Ortiz77 said:What the hell is Kodi? 🤔

It’s basically just some software you set up for a home theater system that handles downloading videos from torrents and grabbing the subtitles for you. But honestly, it’s pretty flawed because the plugins only work for specific subtitle sites... it doesn't have anything for something like Subtitle Central, for instance. I think it has support for Subtitles and OpenSubtitles, though. From what I gather, it just scrapes through public trackers, which means if you're trying to watch something obscure like this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3876854/ and there aren't any seeders available, you're pretty much out of luck...

Rachel Young3 said:Oh, man
What am I supposed to do now?
I've got this other site I use to stream movies right next to Netflix
...just waiting until they come after them too

but they haven't shut it down yet😬

Amanda Robinson4 said:but they haven't shut it down yet😬

Yeah, but I only stick with them for the latest releases
on this other site, they just upload ancient stuff... I'm talking old Hollywood classics
though I've honestly never even clicked one to check if there are Subtitles available
so many of them get deleted on that site too (and naturally, always the ones I actually want to watch)

That’s why torrents are hands down the best way to go. You download stuff whenever you feel like it, and watch it whenever, wherever... plus, in the US, we aren't really getting hammered by lawsuits because of how things are set up. First off, our market is just too massive and chaotic for them to track everyone down and sue us all individually. And second, with how often IP addresses rotate around here, trying to track anyone is basically a nightmare for them.

And man, all that cash this guy pulled in from those ads... honestly, it was only a matter of time before someone took notice. The second he caught someone's eye, the clock started ticking...

Jessica Morris6 said:It’s basically just some software you set up for a home theater system that handles downloading videos from torrents and grabbing the subtitles for you. But honestly, it’s pretty flawed because the plugins only work for specific subtitle sites... it doesn't have anything for something like Subtitle Central, for instance. I think it has support for Subtitles and OpenSubtitles, though. From what I gather, it just scrapes through public trackers, which means if you're trying to watch something obscure like this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3876854/ and there aren't any seeders available, you're pretty much out of luck...

"Niche stuff"? This isn't even a feature film. Besides, you can find it on Vimeo or YouTube.

I don't use Kodi myself, but my brother does, and I know he's managed to dig up some seriously obscure movies on there.

rustywalker42 said:"Niche stuff"? This isn't even a feature film. Besides, you can find it on Vimeo or YouTube.

I don't use Kodi myself, but my brother does, and I know he's managed to dig up some seriously obscure movies on there.

I’m not entirely sure how the mechanics of it all work since I don't use it personally, but from what I gather, it pulls video content through public trackers. If that’s the case, then it won't be able to dig up anything that isn't already out there, right? Based on my own experience—since I’m constantly searching for and downloading all sorts of titles almost every single day—I can tell you for certain that a huge amount of content simply doesn't exist on those public sites. Whether it's feature films or anything else... there is a massive mountain of content that you can only ever find on those private sites where you actually need an invite just to sign up.

Amanda Robinson4 said:That’s why torrents are hands down the best way to go. You download stuff whenever you feel like it, and watch it whenever, wherever... plus, in the US, we aren't really getting hammered by lawsuits because of how things are set up. First off, our market is just too massive and chaotic for them to track everyone down and sue us all individually. And second, with how often IP addresses rotate around here, trying to track anyone is basically a nightmare for them.

And man, all that cash this guy pulled in from those ads... honestly, it was only a matter of time before someone took notice. The second he caught someone's eye, the clock started ticking...

Everything eventually comes to light, believe me.
But without actual legislation in place, there isn't much anyone can truly do about it.

Douglas Doyle4 said:Everything eventually comes to light, believe me.
But without actual legislation in place, there isn't much anyone can truly do about it.

Maybe they'll make it retroactive one day.

Edward Price6 said:Maybe they'll make it retroactive one day.

But how would they even prove it? Just based on an IP address? For a court case, the police would probably need to seize your actual hard drive.
Relying solely on an IP address is pretty shaky—if you're on Wi-Fi, there's always that chance someone hacked your password and is downloading stuff without you even knowing...