Foxtel’s new Game of Thrones piracy problem

February 19, 2015 9:30

It seems someone is getting really paranoid about potential piracy of Game of Thrones – to the extent the teaser trailer on official broadcaster Foxtel’s own website is blocked.

The message coming up on the Foxtel website

When users click to watch the trailer for the most pirated show on earth a message pops up saying “This video contains content from Home Box Office (Singapore) Pte Ltd., who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds”.

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2 COMMENTS

devilsman60 24 Feb 15

How long before someone does a work around to view it?

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pugwash 25 Feb 15

egads what a mess of a trailer, hideous reworking of Heroes too..

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Foxtel’s new Game of Thrones piracy problem

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