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Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix
From: Matthew Petach <mpetach () netflight com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:25:42 -0700
On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Brett Glass <nanog () brettglass com> wrote:
[...] If Netflix tries to use its market power to harm ISPs, or to smear us via nasty on-screen messages as it has been smearing Verizon, ISPs have no choice but to react. One way we could do this -- and I'm strongly considering it -- is to start up a competing streaming service that IS friendly to ISPs. It would use the minimum possible amount of bandwidth, make proper use of caching, and -- most importantly -- actually PAY Internet service providers, instead of sapping their resources, by allowing them to sell it and keep a portion of the fee. This would provide an automatic, direct, per-customer reimbursement to the ISP for the cost of bandwidth. ISPs would sign on so fast that such a service could BURY Netflix in short order. --Brett Glass
That would be awesome! If you find a way to obtain premium content that subscribers will pay for that doesn't include incredibly restrictive licensing terms that require you to account for every stream watched (including those streamed from downstream cache devices), I'm right there ready. Unfortunately, I suspect you'll find the rights holders who own the shows aren't willing to let their videos be served through a CDN that doesn't maintain draconian control over every stream (ie, that doesn't allow third party, uncontrolled caching). So, you may be able to build such a CDN; but the only content you may find that you can populate it with are cute cat videos recycled from last week's Youtube footage--which nobody wants to pay for. :( Matt
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- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix, (continued)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Mikael Abrahamsson (Jul 13)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Mark Andrews (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Jay Ashworth (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Baldur Norddahl (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Tei (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Dave Temkin (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Daniel Ankers (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Jared Mauch (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix George Herbert (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Doug Barton (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Mikael Abrahamsson (Jul 13)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Dave Temkin (Jul 14)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Miles Fidelman (Jul 16)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Doug Barton (Jul 16)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix David Miller (Jul 16)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Owen DeLong (Jul 16)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Joly MacFie (Jul 16)
- Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix Randy Bush (Jul 13)