Hulu Blocks International Access Via Witopia

An anonymous reader notes, and excerpts from, an article at PC Authority: "It's human nature that people always want what they can't have — which is why there's so much interest around the world in accessing the US-only Hulu site. Hulu offers a range of television shows for streaming, including Family Guy, The Daily Show and House along with a few full length movies. ... If you're outside the US, the easiest method for accessing Hulu that many people are discussing online, is using a US-based VPN, which tricks Hulu into thinking their computer is within the US. Initially Hulu started cracking down on free VPN services such as Hotspot Shield, but now it's turned its attention to Witopia — which costs $40 or $US60 per year but offers a faster, more secure and more reliable service than its free competitors. Initially Witopia's LA gateway remained unaffected, but now Hulu has blocked this as well."

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Is it really just "human nature"?

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"It's human nature that people always want what they can't have -- which is why there's so much interest around the world in accessing the US-only Hulu site."

Is it really just human nature, or could it — just possibly — be, that the American entertainment is, really and truly, the most entertaining, for whatever reasons? There really is so much of it — with something for everyone: from Michale Moore to South Park, from zombies to healthy families...

But no, let's not acknowledge, American-made can be good for anything — let's pretend, all interest is only there because of access limits...