The National Association of the Deaf has sued Netflix, the movie rental company that offers it’s videos via the mail and by online instant access. The NAD is suing them for failure to offer subtitles on enough of its streaming content. The lawsuit was filed last Thursday in U.S District Court of Massachusetts. The NAD [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Netflix Accounts For More Web Traffic Than Torrenting
Recent stats from the Sandvines Global internet Phenomenon report show that Netflix accounts for more web traffic in North America than bit torrents. While this is a good thing for Hollywood, it might backfire due to the ISPS recent trend to cap bandwidth in order to stop piracy. The report shows that Netflix accounts for [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Finally, a Judge That Understands that an IP Is Not a Person
Everyone knows the risks of working on an open Wi-Fi connection. Everything can be stolen from your security to your bandwidth. But the courts in the US have been historically unaware of the implications of an open Wi Fi connection. Finally, though, there appears to be one judge that understands that an IP connection does [...]
Jinni – the Best Movie Recommendation Engine
For years there was really only one website I used to get information and reviews for movie releases – IMDB. Lately however the site has been feeling a bit dated, and comprehensive as it is, a bit lacking when you want to go beyond movie data, and instead find new movies based on your existing [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Use Netflix Watch Now on more than 3 PCs
Each Netflix subscription gives the user access to a smaller movie library that can be accessed instantly from up to three PCs. All subscription plans except for the cheapest one include unlimited hours of watching movies on the computer. This service is limited to three computers though which might not be enough depending on the [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Download ‘Watch Now’ Movies from Netflix
Netflix, a online movie rentals company, is offering a so called ‘Watch Now’ service since the beginning of 2007 which allows subscribed users to watch streaming movies. This offer lets you watch x hours of movies where x is the amount that you pay in dollars for your monthly subscription.