Stephen’s post isn’t anything unique to content not being available outside the US – here in the US I can not watch BBC or Deutsche Welle programs anymore either. While we used to watch HD video over the Internet from Australia, because many of those shows are syndicated from the US, that door has been closed as well.

There is a greater issue of “how much is enough?” Alan Levine’s comments are obviously worth far less because they are available freely over the Internet – but if somehow you could only CHARGE for them, well – then someone might care enough to STEAL your thoughts! We empowered the media giants to speak for us – and now they forget exactly how they got to be what they are today.

Perhaps they are smarter or more beautiful than we are?

Hulu won’t be the end of broadcast television – the self-publishing revolution, syndication & aggregation (yeah feed2js!), and what YouTube may eventually become will hopefully be the end of the media giants. In the meantime, expect them to try and do a lot of fly swatting as they attempt to retain their fat wallets, profit margins and celebrity status.

I kind of enjoy the frequent ramblings of a whacked out Alan Levine and others like him (or just watching the Obama Girl – I haven’t decided).

“TV: Its just so… Retro.”

Much peace & happiness my friend! Keep up the gospel!

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Why not? After all, you are not the only person on the internet. And maybe one day Hulu will change the policy (that might be the day after hell freezes over when TV networks come into the current century) and my content will be ready. Or maybe to make a point at how stupid in a supposed flat world it is to put fences around content.

Nope. I only embed to annoy you.

Yep.

So – why embed it? It just annoys people.