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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Dear Darkness404

[syousef]

Dear content producers

Dear Darkness404, you are wasting your breath. You've just sent an open letter on a geek site to a bunch of B-Ark movie producers. The chances that they read this are nil. Your reasoning and logic don't work on people who have a reputation for indulging in extreme drug habits and alcoholism, not to mention corruption and other excesses. These people would sell their mother's kidney on Ebay if they could find a way. Trying to reason with such vipers is probably quite bad for your health. But you may be modded up.

Re:"But if you don't want our money, fine"

[commodore64_love]

>>>If Hulu couldn't make enough from ad revenue overseas then they should offer a paid subscription.

My airplane club needs a new flying field, and we want you to donate $10 each month to support it. If you don't have enough revenue, then you should go get a second job.

Oh wait! There's that issue of -freedom of choice- which allow you Not to fund my field. Ditto Hulu which also has freedom of choice Not to offer paid subscriptions. Damn.