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| Thread ID: 139765 | 2015-06-24 02:17:00 | No more Global Mode | Renegade (16270) | PC World Chat |
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| 1403547 | 2015-06-24 02:17:00 | www.stuff.co.nz But the defeat of Global Mode, which had been offered free by CallPlus, is a major victory for Sky Television, Television New Zealand, Mediaworks and Spark subsidiary Lightbox, which had brought the legal action, because it threatened to normalise such workarounds. Sky, etc, think this is a major victory :groan: |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1403548 | 2015-06-24 02:36:00 | Perhaps this is why Call Plus dropped global mode .. "CallPlus, which employs 600 staff and is New Zealand's third largest broadband provider, is due to be acquired by Australian-listed company M2 Group on Tuesday " Hardly a victory, just means using another overseas based service for your Global Mode . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1403549 | 2015-06-24 03:25:00 | It is a way of using lawyers to try and force the peasants into subsidising the lifestyle of parasites that add a great deal of cost to a commodity while reducing the utility. Surely these "victors" should be GST exempt? They provide no goods, and calling what they do is a service is indefensible. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1403550 | 2015-06-24 04:18:00 | Good job Sky pay for the rights to have it in NZ |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1403551 | 2015-06-24 05:01:00 | They [Sky Television, TVNZ, Mediaworks and Spark subsidiary Lightbox] claimed Global Mode was illegal and undermined the value of exclusive New Zealand rights they had bought to show television programmes and films. That was because it provided a "backdoor" for broadband users to access those same shows from overseas television companies which had not paid for the New Zealand rights. Yeah, no. Surely they understand that people are accessing Netflix (and similar services) in the US because it has more content than what's on offer here. It's not undervaluing the content that they pay to provide. The issue is that the content they offer has no value. It's not like they're stopping people from accessing international versions of these services either, there are plenty of other ways to access the same content. I suppose they're just delaying the inevitable, still the sooner Sky TV dies the better. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1403552 | 2015-06-24 05:47:00 | Good job Sky pay for the rights to have it in NZ And the stuff that isn't on Sky? |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1403553 | 2015-06-24 07:58:00 | And the stuff that Sky has locked away for years on the likes of the Zone and Jones? I use NetlFix US to see back episodes of Star Trek. Hardly a victory for Sky et al more like a victory for the bully boys. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1403554 | 2015-06-24 09:14:00 | I've never used Global Mode, but assumed it was for those computer users who would find it easier to use than setting up VPNs. So no big deal. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1403555 | 2015-06-24 13:08:00 | Good job Sky pay for the rights to have it in NZ A sun setting business model that is grasping and screaming on its last legs This is a completely hollow victory for them They are screwed We can all still access the content over VPN and DNS, but now those muppets will not be able to negotiate cheaper pricing for their content because it is still "exclusive" |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 1403556 | 2015-06-24 21:28:00 | A sun setting business model that is grasping and screaming on its last legs This is a completely hollow victory for them They are screwed We can all still access the content over VPN and DNS, but now those muppets will not be able to negotiate cheaper pricing for their content because it is still "exclusive" Good on you for supporting illegal broadcasting by circumventing the system and pirating your television. I dont pay for sky as i believe it is too expensive but i can see where they are coming from. |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
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