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highthief · 08-06-2006, 04:06 AM

Sometimes I like to follow sporting events (such as soccer matches) from Europe via radio broadcasts available on the net. Sometimes, however, I will get a message saying "Available to UK subscribers only" and being in Canada I cannot listen in. This is usually due to some licensing arrangement for international broadcast rights (but does not mean that a North American broadcaster is actually carrying the game, so I'm shut out).

Is there a way to fool the main broadcaster (lets say the BBC) into thinking my computer is in the UK, rather than North America, so I can listen in?

Charlatan · 08-06-2006, 04:41 AM

I was just wondering the same thing, only with purchasing music from online sites like iTunes.

For much of the same reasons (international licensing agreements) I cannot access as much music as I would like to do.

MexicanOnABike · 08-06-2006, 06:49 AM

by changing proxy settings i believe. i did it once and it worked.(for a site that only accepted asian) but it's hard to setup the 1st time.

highthief · 08-06-2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mexicanonabike

by changing proxy settings i believe. i did it once and it worked.(for a site that only accepted asian) but it's hard to setup the 1st time.

OK, if anyone has any insight on how to do this, it would be appreciated.

xepherys · 08-06-2006, 12:28 PM

Try taking a peek at Tor. I've used it briefly in the past. I don't recall whether or not you can choose country of origin for your endpoint, but it's a good starting point to begin looking into such things.

08-06-2006, 04:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	listening to foreign radio via the net Sometimes I like to follow sporting events (such as soccer matches) from Europe via radio broadcasts available on the net. Sometimes, however, I will get a message saying "Available to UK subscribers only" and being in Canada I cannot listen in. This is usually due to some licensing arrangement for international broadcast rights (but does not mean that a North American broadcaster is actually carrying the game, so I'm shut out). Is there a way to fool the main broadcaster (lets say the BBC) into thinking my computer is in the UK, rather than North America, so I can listen in? __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.

08-06-2006, 04:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I was just wondering the same thing, only with purchasing music from online sites like iTunes. For much of the same reasons (international licensing agreements) I cannot access as much music as I would like to do. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

08-06-2006, 06:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	by changing proxy settings i believe. i did it once and it worked.(for a site that only accepted asian) but it's hard to setup the 1st time. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

08-06-2006, 12:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Try taking a peek at Tor. I've used it briefly in the past. I don't recall whether or not you can choose country of origin for your endpoint, but it's a good starting point to begin looking into such things.