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4. So long Netflix. It's been good to know ya.

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 07:48 PM

Dec 2012

Sounds like another company has discovered how to commit suicide by pissing off its customers.

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Netflix Blacks Out the Revolution [View all] aggiesal Dec 2012 OP

I'm not sure this is bad thesquanderer Dec 2012 #1

HOWEVER, every single service I've ever seen makes you opt-out groundloop Dec 2012 #2

That was in the 1988 law aggiesal Dec 2012 #3

Again the 1988 law "FORBIDS ..." aggiesal Dec 2012 #8

You have misread it thesquanderer Dec 2012 #11

As stated above, giving consent is a tricky one. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #17

I agree, Opt-Out should be the default... for pretty much everything! (nt) thesquanderer Dec 2012 #18

So long Netflix. It's been good to know ya. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #4

f*** Skittles Dec 2012 #5

The 1988 law "... FORBIDS ..." aggiesal Dec 2012 #9

It's a crappily phrased article. Tab Dec 2012 #13

Not sure you are reading it right either kracer20 Dec 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author thesquanderer Dec 2012 #12

It's a dangling clause. caseymoz Dec 2012 #14

Yes, the sentence is ambiguous as you describe, thesquanderer Dec 2012 #15

The 1988 law is what forbids disclosure. blackspade Dec 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Dec 2012 #19

To people having problems with the way this article is written, Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #20

You want to stop things like this? Flatpicker Dec 2012 #21

Doesn't anyone goes to CONGRESS to see what is being passed? happyslug Dec 2012 #22

Crap!! im1013 Dec 2012 #23

Books are better anyway. nt rrneck Dec 2012 #24

It would be a good thing Rain Mcloud Dec 2012 #25

While I'm in no way ashamed of the things I've watched Fearless Dec 2012 #27

Not on a social networking site AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #29

More GOP Hypocricy Octafish Dec 2012 #30

I'm so glad... skypilot Dec 2012 #31