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I want to watch a YouTube video that the uploader says has been blocked for a few countries but I don't know if it's really blocked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zusIIjC37uI

Is there any way to watch or download it? I don't actually get the "blocked" message. The space where the video is supposed to play just shows up blank instead of the sad face in a red TV box.

Could be a server hiccup?

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Try TOR. It's a proxy jumper and will mask your IP to a different country/ISP. However, it's kind of slow. Are you able to take the Youtube Video URL and put it on a site like ZAMZAR where it will take the video, convert it and give you a link for downloading it? – kobaltz Oct 5 '11 at 18:16
possible duplicate of how can I download this youtube video when content is blocked? – Mokubai Oct 5 '11 at 18:18
Well, my friend says this is the link: youtube.com/watch?v­=zusIIjC37uI but I just get blanks not the usual "video blocked with the red sad tv icon". Will ZAMZAR work? – verve Oct 5 '11 at 18:24
Off-topic for Superuser. Please refer to the relevant section of the FAQ. – Duijf Oct 5 '11 at 18:26
Does TOR choose a random country? I know of sites that will not allow you stream their content unless a country is detected. If you show up with no IP, it won't work. – verve Oct 5 '11 at 18:34
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TOR would be painfully slow wouldn't it?

this seems pretty good. http://www.unblockyoutube.us/

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Tor would be plenty fast for youtube. – user606723 Oct 5 '11 at 19:41
"unblock..." gives 404 error. – verve Oct 5 '11 at 20:34
@verve the link definitely works. – barlop Oct 5 '11 at 21:07
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@verve your youtube link should be youtube.com/watch?v=zusIIjC37uI (the one you posted had some strange chars put in). The link says "This video contains content from Sony Pictures Movies & Shows, who has blocked it on copyright grounds." So it's not a country thing. – barlop Oct 5 '11 at 21:27
@verve Try a search for Bo & Lauren (Lost Girl) Season 1 Episode 6 Food for thought RECAP there are probably a number of places with it tv-links.eu/tv-shows/Lost-Girl_23911/season_1/episode_6 – barlop Oct 5 '11 at 21:31
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