PayPal isn't competitive on fees, never mind its other issues. Dwolla is a whole lot cheaper, although USA only. It was designed to bypass card fees. VPNs should accept cash by mail, too, or at least money orders.
General complaints about PayPal are landing all over this thread, and Dwolla answers many quite nicely; you're welcome.
As for the article, I would say: a pox on both houses. I endorse neither EULA violators nor PayPal as an Internet police force doing online civil forfeiture.
The way to handle Netflix/PayPal is by international treaty regulation for nondiscrimination and uniform product quality. Netflix/PayPal is likely in violation.
Overseas users are in luck: treaty actions will only work OUTSIDE the USA. Kickstart a trade lawsuit. Any lawyer will work on contingency against deep pockets. Kickstarter only need fund initial research.