Reply to post: Geoblock is evil and dishonest

IETF mulls adding geoblock info to 'Bradbury's code'

Mage Silver badge

Geoblock is evil and dishonest

IPs do not always indicate your location / country accurately.

In the EU, if the service is in the EU it's probably illegal.

Geoblock also DVD regions and BD regions are just greed. Either it's free and it should work anywhere, or you pay and it should work anywhere. Obviously Broadcast on satellite beams, cable networks and Terrestrial transmitters should be exempt.

HDCP on HDMI is a nasty tax and pirates pirate elsewhere.

TVs and setboxes that encrypt external HDD COMPLETELY even for FTA TV is evil. Hello Sony & Humax?

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