<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I don't think this is a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> statement, political or otherwise, by Hulu about Tor. My guess is that they only have license to distribute content in the United States, which means that the copyright holder demands a reasonable effort to block distribution outside the US.</span></div><div><br></div><div>In my mind, this fundamentally lies with the copyright holders that demand DRM on content.</div><div><br><br></div><div><br>On May 28, 2011, at 4:01 PM, "Sam Mainman" <<a href="mailto:telegramsam@deliveryman.com">telegramsam@deliveryman.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:12px">I recently visited <a href="http://Hulu.com">Hulu.com</a> on finding they had available "Passport to<br>
Pimlico," mentioned in this blog post: <a href="http://aots.co.uk/blog/?p=2638"><a href="http://aots.co.uk/blog/?p=2638">http://aots.co.uk/blog/?p=2638</a></a><br>
<br>
On attempting to view the movie, I was greeted by a message that read:<br>
<br>
"Based on your IP address, we noticed that you are trying to access Hulu<br>
through an anonymous proxy tool. Hulu is not currently available outside<br>
the U.S. If you're in the U.S., you'll need to disable your anonymizer<br>
to access videos on Hulu. If you think you're receiving this message in<br>
error, please submit this form."<br>
<br>
I'll leave aside that Hulu blocks the entrance to a British comedy because<br>
someone from England might be trying to sneak into the theater.<br>
<br>
Also the minor obstruction it was to circumnavigate and watch the movie anyway.<br>
<br>
More the point, the anonymous proxy tool Hulu noticed wasn't in use when Hulu<br>
"noticed" it. It hadn't been online since a reformat of the hard drive and<br>
fresh install of the operating system a few weeks before. <br>
<br>
Hulu's notice was provoked by the IP address having been entered into one<br>
or another blacklist for previously running a Tor relay. The only pretext<br>
was that the address appeared within Tor network status reports, without<br>
regard the relay had been configured as non-exit. <br>
<br>
Extra credit absurdity, Hulu continues to regard suspicious an IP address<br>
from which they would not have directly received anonymous requests when<br>
the relay _had been_ active.<br>
<br>
I haven't submitted the form to report receiving the message in error, nor<br>
bothered attempting to have the IP address removed from the blacklist. I<br>
haven't been otherwise inconvenienced by it.<br>
<br>
Instead, I recommend running non-exit Tor relays on U.S. IP addresses with<br>
a view to the minimum period to get onto the blacklist(s) Hulu references.<br>
Achieving this, move to another IP address, rinse, repeat. Blacklisted<br>
addresses then cycle to other users, who may never notice until an attempt<br>
to watch shows on Hulu. Some will complain, most will surrender that it<br>
just doesn't work, move along and deny Hulu the avertising revenue.<br>
<br>
Promote online privacy and jam transmission of broadcast television content<br>
on the internet as a side effect. Win-Win.</span></span>
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