Jon Stewart assails Apple for becoming "Big Brother"

Re:Jon Stewart assails Apple for becoming "Big Brother" by monkeygrinder on Thursday April 29, 2010 @05:05AM (#1303938)

Shame, I can't see this video from UK. 'Not available in your country'. Still don't understand the reasoning behind regional limits on online video - esp as it airs on TV.

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Re:Jon Stewart assails Apple for becoming "Big Brother" by c3o on Thursday April 29, 2010 @06:31AM (#1304034)

That's because they have a contract with Channel4 to stream it in the UK: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-daily-show-with-jon-s... Not sure if the episode mentioned is already on there, since I in turn can't view the videos there...

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Re:Jon Stewart assails Apple for becoming "Big Brother" by cmang on Thursday April 29, 2010 @05:35AM (#1303967)

I think it may have to do with advertising targeting different regions. If they're advertising something you can't buy in your country, then what is the advertiser paying for?

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Re:Jon Stewart assails Apple for becoming "Big Brother" by monkeygrinder on Thursday April 29, 2010 @06:24AM (#1304026)

Still, they can change the ad - based on your IP address. No, it's up to the content owners. Luckily i've found a workaround: http://www.labnol.org/internet/video/youtube-blocked-video-n...

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Re:Jon Stewart assails Apple for becoming "Big Brother" by cmang on Thursday April 29, 2010 @07:05AM (#1304085)

Sure, but that assumes they have ads or ad providers for your region. What if they don't? Then who pays for it?

Just a guess, really.

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