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Netflix to Block Tools That Flout Local Copyright Restrictions
- Move comes after Netflix expanded to 130 new countries
- Netflix aims to offer universal catalog of shows in 5-10 years
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Netflix Inc. will step up its efforts to block subscribers from watching TV shows and movies not available on the streaming service in their home country, a nod to copyright holders who have long expressed frustration that customers were illegally viewing their intellectual property.
Netflix will stop people from using virtual private network proxies to access the service as if they were in another country, the company said in a blog post. Customers have used VPNs to access Netflix in countries where the streaming service wasn’t available.