Location Restrictions on Youtube as well as other Video Sites.

I don't know if this has annoyed anyone else outside the US or Canada, but one thing that has really gotten my attention over the past few years are the ridiculous location restrictions that some sites are applying nowadays.

Take for example VEOH. It was originally a video site like youtube but with better video quality. Then one day the idiots working on this site decide to make their service unavailable internationally except for a good 33 countries in order to "focus on markets what have the most viewers" Total bullshit.

Now Youtube is apparently doing the same thing, although from a different perspective. In other words, if my IP address isn't from a specific country(US, Canada, UK etc.), I can't watch the videos. I consider this totally unfair since I live in South America and I watch a lot of English speaking programming.

I understand uploading copyrighted content in video sites is a big deal nowadays, but there are occasions that certain shows that I want to watch aren't available on Cable or DirecTV in my country and the only way I can watch them is through Video sites or P2P Networks. If I had the time and the money to move to another country and view their content I would.

In my opinion, Video sites are obviously made to share all videos internationally, are the restrictions REALLY that necesary when you actually have viewers in another part of the world? It's not always about the money you know, even the creators of South Park are in favor of people downloading their episodes and watching them online no matter where other people live.

Seriously though, to me, Internet politics have gotten extremely picky over the past few years. If people want to watch your stuff, let them view it, don't block them.

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GamersCastle 2009-08-02 13:27:27

I agree 100%, man. I say if Veoh's gonna be like that, then fuck them.
I'm in France currently on a trip, and it gets annoying being here every year for a month and seeing all these fucking limitations... bullshit.

Sharak 2009-08-02 23:17:36

I agree with you.

It's not fair...

Lordofdoom3 2009-08-04 20:20:35

weird, that just sucks, veoh is a pretty good site except they got rid of their player that downloaded to my computer and made a separate web thing for it, stupid fuckers, when exactly do you think loz 4sm is coming to newgrounds?

VicHD 2009-08-04 20:20:35 (Updated 2009-08-05 08:18:07)

I have no idea when the next one(s) will be ready.I never give out dates for my projects anyway.

ATM, I'm trying to sort things out with some of the castmembers as well as a few other artists that helped me in the previous episode. Currently I guess you can say that FSM 7 going through "development hell" at the moment, but I'm working on other ideas to make up for lost time.

andrevus 2009-08-07 08:11:14

I agree with you one day i was just looking at a video on veoh the next day i get this unaviable in your country bullshit.I dunno what these crapheads are thinking but even if its about money if they block countries all they gonna achieve that no one will go to their site anymore and pretty much gives the end to their site.

On a side note youtube has a few issues in the past 2 years youtube got bought by google and then disney bought google and youtube with it so its from one money whore company to the other

Thanatosthunder 2009-08-07 13:27:11

I agree, it totally sounds quite unfair. I was a user of Veoh myself a while back and such, but I gave up on it :P

I myself live in the U.S, so I wouldn't know the pain exactly, but to not allow a country to view online content because of the amount of people who view, its unfair. Taking away viewers isn't gonna add anymore to the spectrum, at least that's my opinon.

BedroomComics 2009-08-09 11:56:36

In other words companies will do anything to get a buck or two.

That's why we all have Newgrounds.

JeffreytheHedgehog 2009-08-09 21:26:28

Same thing goes for Hulu videos. From what I've seen, plenty of American TV (and by that, I mean the U.S.) websites use Hulu and we Canadians can't even watch it. I can't watch Saturday Night Live on NBC anymore! I can't catch up to what I missed on TV!

So yeah, video websites are meant to be international, and from what I see, those in charge of society don't give a fuck anymore...

brandsca123 2009-08-13 09:43:17

why not make vid stating the problem for youtube. it worked for pcgammer999 so it should work for you.

aldrea-3 2009-08-21 10:47:08

that really does suck. well, if it gets to the point were they limit who watches their sites i guess u have to options, 1: spoof ur ip address to say ur in one of the "allowed countries" -or- 2: screw them and torrent it.

ninendoruler432 2009-08-22 02:18:08

Seriously, what was the idea of putting those sites. Oh, so people can see videos of stuff that happens in america, regardless of where they live. It seriously annoys me of that even most online downloadable games are now only U.S. . I live on Aruba btw. What the point of keeping those sites in your adress bar now? Seems they lost their brain. Sigh, oh well how's life going for you ? Nothing much to do around this One happy island.

sirtoinou 2009-08-30 12:06:12

I'm French and there is several website that I can't even visit.
Some MMORPG are only for the americans.
Same with some webradios.
Like you said : BULLSHIT.
At least Newgrounds offer everything to everyone, but still.
Internet is a free place dammit.

Mat-The-speedstar 2009-08-30 18:17:00

Total agreement here. Why do they have to be so strict about this stuff. You ask me, I think something's up.