Netflix geo-blocking crackdown hits PayPal customers
- 8 years ago
The game of cat and mouse between Netflix and those customers trying to sneak into watching content from overseas libraries has taken an interesting turn, with e-payments service PayPal refusing to process payments from at least one virtual private network provider.
In a letter reproduced in full by TorrentFreak, PayPal said Canadian company UnoTelly was violating its Acceptable Use Policy regarding "sales/offers" on its website, and that it had "permanently limited" UnoTelly's account as a result.
"Under the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, PayPal may not be used to send or receive payments for items that infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy, or any other proprietary right under the laws of any jurisdiction," the company wrote.
In a letter reproduced in full by TorrentFreak, PayPal said Canadian company UnoTelly was violating its Acceptable Use Policy regarding "sales/offers" on its website, and that it had "permanently limited" UnoTelly's account as a result.
"Under the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, PayPal may not be used to send or receive payments for items that infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy, or any other proprietary right under the laws of any jurisdiction," the company wrote.