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by octatone2 4810 days ago
Can't watch this in Germany of course.
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Likely because of the soundtrack used. The music added is Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash which limits distribution of the video to certain countries and probably to non-mobile devices. Adding music you don't own the copyright to is probably not a good idea for achieving maximum viewership and distribution. In this case the music is distracting and doesn't add any value, although I like the song.
http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/se7_JpbtPwA&rel=1

Version with different music. Heard it works in other countries.

VPN? Regional limitations is a ridiculous idiocy in the age of the Internet.
Of course, because ... no? Why? It works great in Sweden, for instance so it can't be "side of the Atlantic" that decides. Some DRM/rights issue?
The video has a music soundtrack ("Ring of Fire") which gets it blocked in Germany.

Wikipedia have an article about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_of_YouTube_videos_in_G...

ProxTube to the rescue.