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AFAICT, if a Netflix account owner sets up a VPN for their household, then anyone sharing the account who routes their Netflix traffic through that VPN would appear to be accessing Netflix from that household's WAN IP address.

Is anyone doing this? Is it really that simple or are there more challenges?

EDIT: We get it, you like torrenting. Let's keep comments on topic folks.

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[–] Strider@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I see it differently. The service (as in content and delivery) should make me want to pay.

I'm all for paying the creators.

[–] rezifon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But, I do want to pay. I want to support the artists who create the shows and movies that I enjoy. I want people to be able to earn a living in the creative arts.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I don't think anyone is debating that, as in, of course everyone can relate and do that, if possible.

But the latter detail is the issue. Sometimes the middle man screws up so badly that even then it does not matter.

If you need to use a VPN to get your shows: it's impossible in a legal, contract respecting way to get your content.