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Foxtel’s new Game of Thrones piracy problem

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

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”.

For anyone interested here’s the two-minute trailer available on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wViILXQfX7Y

HT: Reddit

Update 12.29pm: Foxtel appear to have now updated the video.

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