That's great to hear, Dennis.
When the cost is only $8/month (or the cost of 2 lattes), students
and faculty can potentially get their own personal accounts and watch
what they need on their own laptops or viewing devices on their own
time, without ever visiting a library. This obviously does not deal
with the issue of teaching, on campus, and classroom use, but if the
streaming catalogue improves to the point of having titles that are
minimally in the Film Studies canon, it may take off as an alternate
way of students getting access to materials without having the
material on university servers. Rather than buying an additional
textbook they get a personal subscription to Netflix.
Personally, I would prefer to watch a Blu-ray on a THX-certified 65"
1080p monitor, but many people would prefer the convenience
of having instant accessibility.
Oksana
Dear Oksana,
Netflix Canada is just getting started. In a few weeks there'll be a
lot more films including some from Milestone. And I haven't seen the
contract, but there are a few titles for Canada that the US don't have from us.
Best,
Dennis
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Oksana Dykyj
<<mailto:oks...@alcor.concordia.ca>oks...@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
Hello all,
Netflix streaming was introduced in Canada yesterday with much
fanfare. I was just reviewing the terms of use on the Netflix.ca
site. It only offers a streaming service for $7.99/month. At this
point all of the films I checked that are available for streaming in
the U.S. are not available for streaming in Canada, and I checked
about a dozen.
Here are some interesting quotes from the terms of use:
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW, WE AND OUR LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. In addition, we do not represent or
warrant that the information accessible via our site is accurate,
complete or current.
We do not represent or guarantee that your use of the Netflix
service will be free from interruption, loss, corruption, attack,
viruses, interference, hacking, or other security intrusion and we
disclaim any liability with respect thereto. No oral or written
information or advice given by us or our authorized representative
shall create a warranty or otherwise constitute a representation
binding upon Netflix or its affiliated parties.
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: BY USING OUR SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
AND AGREE (1) TO THE NETFLIX SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
<http://www.netflix.ca/TermsOfUse?id=6433>FOUND HERE AS SUCH MAY BE
AMENDED OR ADDED TO FROM TIME TO TIME AND (2) TO RECEIVE, WITHOUT
FURTHER NOTICE OR PROMPTING, UPDATED VERSIONS OF THE NETFLIX AND
RELATED THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOREGOING
TERMS, DO NOT USE OUR SERVICE.
You may not download (other than through page caching necessary for
personal use, or as otherwise expressly permitted by these Terms of
Use), modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform,
reproduce, duplicate, publish, license, create derivative works
from, or offer for sale any information contained on, or obtained
from or through, the Netflix service, without our express written consent.
Oksana
Oksana Dykyj
Head, Visual Media Resources
Faculty of Fine Arts
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
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