Region Blocking
I was surfing around and had the same experience:
I just saw a link reading "PC Guy Explains Net Neutrality on The Daily Show" at Reddit (owned by Conde Nast). I can't watch the video because I'm in Canada.
You can see why the net neutrality debate is starting to hit home. Embedding video clips from mainstream media sources is pointless now because someone, somewhere won't be able to view it (better to use the CrooksandLiars approach). I love The Daily Show, but I avoid links to Daily Show posts because I know that The Comedy Network prevents Canadians from being able to view clips. The Comedy Network website is a useless mess and doesn't offer the same access as the Comedy Network, so as far as the The Daily Show on the internet is concerned, Canadians are 2nd class citizens.
In the long run, if region blocking continues to spread it could come back and bite the corporations in the ass the way DRM help knock down the music industry. If you frustrate users, they will find workarounds ... it may take a bit of time, but as with the music industry, once users have found alternatives, they won't be back.
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