[thanksforfish]

Right.

Content creator: Can you distribute my content? Only in $list-of-countries though.

Distributor: Sure.

If the distributor permits VPNs, how are they sure they are authorized to distribute?

[3np]

More likely:

Content creator: Can you distribute my content everywhere?

Distributor: Sure. But because of $reasons, it will only be $list-of-countries