The short answer is that Netflix (and Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV, and more video streaming services) content is copy-protected and therefore blocked by any legal hardware or software device employing the HDCP protection protocol.
HDCP (High Definition Copy Protection) is a protocol developed to protect the rights of artists, publishers and creators of digital content from illegal and unauthorized duplication of their work. First introduced in 2000, HDCP was intended to block the transmission between source and sink devices (such as media players and TVs) if one or the other lacked an HDCP license. Licensing of such devices would ensure that content could not be readily copied and became an integral part of HDMI licensing.
There are however exceptions to this rule, and add to the confusion and frustration of consumers. In some cases, copy protected content can be shared to a screen through a KLIK device, if that content is part of a screen mirroring event. Therefore, if the content is running locally on a source device and that device is able to mirror its screen to a display, the DHCP content might not be blocked. This depends on several factors and should not be relied upon for all instances.
For further information on HDCP please see this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection
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