Netflix follows the Pirates.

Netflix the ever popular on line movie streaming service have been noted as saying that they are helping to limit the amount of illegal downloading by offering the same content that is popular with pirates. I am of course referring to pirates in the illegal download sense and not the buccaneer version of pirates.

While trying to entice users away from free downloading video content Netflix apparently acquires valuable information about what content it should be giving to its customer base, a sort of analytical breakdown of what shows are current and getting the most downloads.

Netflix have not long released their service to the Netherlands and Kelly Merryman the company's vice president of content acquisition in Europe stated that piracy sites found on the Internet help with the company's decision making.  Quoting "with the purchase of series, we look at what does well on Piracy sites" Merryman also went on to say that such sites had contributed to its decision to release "Prison Break" onto its service as that is very popular on piracy sites.

Watching on multiple platforms as well as picking up where you left off, you can enjoy Netflix on the go.

This seems like a very interesting way of combating a problem that has dogged the authorities for some time now, sure it may not stamp out the problem but it will help Netflix build its customer base and may sway some people from visiting piracy sites. Netflix has the advantages of being fairly low proceed and affordable with no hidden charges to incur, it also streams content quickly and seamlessly in HD. This is in contest to piracy sites where you have to find a good quality genuine copy of such content then download that content.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings revealed that the company is attempting to be an alternative to piracy sites which he went on to say actually create demand for his company's paying service. Hastings believes that ease of use, speed of actually streaming content on demand will help convert some illegal down-loaders. After all with Netflix  you don't have to deal with files, there is no need to download them and move them about, or rename them or convert them to a playable standard there is none of that, "you just click and watch".

New movies and TV shows are updated very month, your bound to find something to watch.

Hastings also claims in an interview that during May the use of a popular file sharing client "Bit-Torrent" was declining in use through Canada since the streaming service launched there in that country three years ago.

So could the recent influx of movie streaming services combined with the analytical tactics actuality bring down illegal downloading? I think it will help, it won't choke the life out of illegal downloading but it certainty a great incentive and practical way of combating the problem.

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