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There is no US-only restriction. Some locations might be restritcted, but I could watch the episode in Estonia. https://southpark.cc.com/ https://southpark.cc.c

by Strom 7y ago

There is no US-only restriction. Some locations might be restritcted, but I could watch the episode in Estonia. https://southpark.cc.com/ https://southpark.cc.com/

dmitriid 7y ago
The restrictions are weird. The link you posted isn't available from Sweden. The irony of anti-censorship episode being only available in select countries...
- swebs 7y ago
  Try iTunes or Google Play. The Nordic version of South Park Studios is always several months behind.
- odabaxok 7y ago
  It is not like it is censored in Sweden, it's just someone holds the distribution rights in Sweden for South Park. So, they cannot show it to you on their website. So, there is no irony here, it's copyright issue, not censorship issue.
  - goalieca 7y ago
    In Canada it’s much music who has the rights. Yes.. that channel is still around! But the show is online and streaming. Worth a watch! https://www.much.com/shows/south-park/ https://www.much.com/shows/south-park/
  - Cyclopentane 7y ago
    Copyright and censorship are not mutually exclusive.
  - simonask 7y ago
    It is at least pretty interesting that the end result of repressive censorship and "free" market capitalism seems to be the same: limitations on what you can see or hear. To the average human, it doesn't really matter if it is the state that prevents you from seeing something or the forces of market capitalism. You have to do something illegal to see it either way, and you will be punished if discovered.
    - i_am_proteus 7y ago
      The difference is that in capitalism you can pay the owner to see it. Most of the people who are blocked from one source by copyright probably have it available on a paid streaming service.
      - thedaemon 7y ago
        As the current market shows, you cannot always get the content from the owner. Some TV Shows are unavailable and the owners are unwilling to release them for whatever reason.
    - swebs 7y ago
      Copyright law is the antithesis of a free market. We participate in a fairly regulated market. I'm not advocating for a free market, but blaming this on the non-existent free market is just targeting the blame in the wrong direction.
milankragujevic 7y ago
Works in Serbia, too!

by Strom 7y ago

There is no US-only restriction. Some locations might be restritcted, but I could watch the episode in Estonia. https://southpark.cc.com/ https://southpark.cc.com/

dmitriid 7y ago

The restrictions are weird. The link you posted isn't available from Sweden. The irony of anti-censorship episode being only available in select countries...

swebs 7y ago
Try iTunes or Google Play. The Nordic version of South Park Studios is always several months behind.
odabaxok 7y ago
It is not like it is censored in Sweden, it's just someone holds the distribution rights in Sweden for South Park. So, they cannot show it to you on their website. So, there is no irony here, it's copyright issue, not censorship issue.
- goalieca 7y ago
  In Canada it’s much music who has the rights. Yes.. that channel is still around! But the show is online and streaming. Worth a watch! https://www.much.com/shows/south-park/ https://www.much.com/shows/south-park/
- Cyclopentane 7y ago
  Copyright and censorship are not mutually exclusive.
- simonask 7y ago
  It is at least pretty interesting that the end result of repressive censorship and "free" market capitalism seems to be the same: limitations on what you can see or hear. To the average human, it doesn't really matter if it is the state that prevents you from seeing something or the forces of market capitalism. You have to do something illegal to see it either way, and you will be punished if discovered.
  - i_am_proteus 7y ago
    The difference is that in capitalism you can pay the owner to see it. Most of the people who are blocked from one source by copyright probably have it available on a paid streaming service.
    - thedaemon 7y ago
      As the current market shows, you cannot always get the content from the owner. Some TV Shows are unavailable and the owners are unwilling to release them for whatever reason.
  - swebs 7y ago
    Copyright law is the antithesis of a free market. We participate in a fairly regulated market. I'm not advocating for a free market, but blaming this on the non-existent free market is just targeting the blame in the wrong direction.

milankragujevic 7y ago

Works in Serbia, too!