>> ^Spiff:
>> ^ponceleon:
Why the bakshi tag? I don't believe he had anything to do with this one.

Actually, he directed it.


Bakshi's Lord of the Rings only covered events from the first two books. This clip is most likely from Warner Bros' The Return of the King.

^ nope.

YouTube may be giving you the spin cycle, for now, but i assure you it's not dead.

nor will it ever be. this is the official copy, from Warner Bros Records, because they're smart enough to allow embedding.

>> ^dag:
That Warner bros. link works for me here in Aussieland.

That's just the user page. Do their vids work for you? The Chili Peppers vid caused problems for lots of folks (originally embedded here).

Random region blocking is a problem and pisses me off as much as anyone.

me too!

I'm hoping that it's just part of the painful growing process of web video- and as it matures these stupid walls will come down.

No offense dag, but wishful thinking won't solve this problem. Think about the nature of the companies we're talking about here. They are not likely to become less restrictive. My guess is that region specific embeds will spread. In other words, one version for US, one for continental Europe, etc. That's only a guess - I don't have a crystal ball anymore than you do. But that's the point - videosift will need to figure out a way to tailor the experience for users depending on their geographic location for a variety of possible reasons/hosts/content generators. I know that sucks, but it is certainly possible from a technical standpoint. The biggest problem is likely to be fractured comment threads.

The basic point is that disallowing embeds from an entire host is a Bad Idea, imho.

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That Warner bros. link works for me here in Aussieland.

Random region blocking is a problem and pisses me off as much as anyone. I'm hoping that it's just part of the painful growing process of web video- and as it matures these stupid walls will come down.

*dead again
"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Warner Bros. Entertainment"

This version is working fine for me, thanks for the note.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
It's not dead, but it came from the official Warner Bros. YouTube channel, which once again leads me to believe that YouTube is complicit in regional blocking with the corporate giants. I just replaced it with a Yahoo! version, so hopefully it works. Please give me feedback one way or another.


In reply to this comment by Zifnab:
Looks like it's dead...

It's not dead, but it came from the official Warner Bros. YouTube channel, which once again leads me to believe that YouTube is complicit in regional blocking with the corporate giants. I just replaced it with a Yahoo! version, so hopefully it works. Please give me feedback one way or another.


In reply to this comment by Zifnab:
Looks like it's dead...

>> ^Zifnab:
Looks like it's dead...

It's not dead, but it came from the official Warner Bros. YouTube channel, which once again leads me to believe that YouTube is complicit in regional blocking with the corporate giants. I just replaced it with a Yahoo! version, so hopefully it works. Please give me feedback one way or another.

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^ No, Blu-ray was created by a consortium. From the FAQ:

Who developed Blu-ray?


The Blu-ray Disc format was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers, with more than 180 member companies from all over the world. The Board of Directors currently consists of:

Apple Computer, Inc.
Dell Inc.
Hewlett Packard Company
Hitachi, Ltd.
LG Electronics Inc.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Pioneer Corporation
Royal Philips Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Sharp Corporation
Sony Corporation
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
TDK Corporation
Thomson Multimedia
Twentieth Century Fox
Walt Disney Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment


When will I be able to buy Blu-ray products?


If you live in the US or Canada you can already find Blu-ray players from Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Pioneer available in stores, as well as a growing selection of Blu-ray movies. We also expect to see Blu-ray players from LG and Sharp, as well as a second-generation Blu-ray player from Samsung introduced in the near future. The first Blu-ray hardware and software should also be available in many European countries now.

You've got it.

In reply to this comment by Thylan:
I've made this sift talk post about this problem, as i've seen it before. Cna you reply to it with a link to your original warner bros video? Ta.

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
I replaced the video embed with a different youtube source, since it seems Warner Bros Records are a bunch of bastards.

I've made this sift talk post about this problem, as i've seen it before. Cna you reply to it with a link to your original warner bros video? Ta.

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
I replaced the video embed with a different youtube source, since it seems Warner Bros Records are a bunch of bastards.

I replaced the video embed with a different youtube source, since it seems Warner Bros Records are a bunch of bastards.

Ugh, that's ridiculous. It's possible though...it's from Warner Bros Records's official youtube account, so they might be douchebags enough to do that.

In reply to this comment by fissionchips:
Has Youtube begun to do region filtering? I wouldn't be surprised, since Google video and others have gone that route. I'm in Canada, so maybe that's the problem.

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Do you mean when you click play it shows that? Because I'm embedding from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWHkluThDXQ and it's working just fine for me both from the sift and from youtube.

It's FIXED! Warner Bros. woke the F up!

The fact this cant be driven in public, a contractual requirement by Warner Bros. and DC Comics is hilarious.