What if this spreads? It seems pretty clear that they've proved that you can region lock and no one will care.
Many oppressive world governments like Iran and China would love it if the Internet itself was segmented in this manner. And the large copyright owners would love it too, since it would make copyright enforcement much easier.
There are some very big players looking to make Starcraft the model for the Internet, and yes, I can not play Starcraft, but there are some big principles at play here, beyond the traditional FOSS vs. proprietary mudslinging.
Many oppressive world governments like Iran and China would love it if the Internet itself was segmented in this manner. And the large copyright owners would love it too, since it would make copyright enforcement much easier.
There are some very big players looking to make Starcraft the model for the Internet, and yes, I can not play Starcraft, but there are some big principles at play here, beyond the traditional FOSS vs. proprietary mudslinging.