With the beta launch of the free TV streaming service Hulu, lots of people are scrambling to get their hands on an invite. I for one have submitted to Hulu for an invite since October, and I got nothing. Mohammed Saleem did an interview with Matt who found a way to get around the “closed beta” nature of the service without breaking any rules in OpenHulu.

Matt basically took advantage of the embed function of Hulu, which enables you insert one or two videos on your blog (kinda like youtube on blogs). He took it to the next level and embedded all the videos on OpenHulu. However since the nature of Hulu itself doesn’t allow users outside the US to use the service, OpenHulu also falls short. Viewers outside America get the following message:

Unfortunately this video is not currently available in your country or region. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love what Matt did, but to call the service “open” when in reality its only open for 5% of the world’s population is misleading. The whole interview and the name of service got me excited, only to be shocked with harsh reality 5 minutes later.

***back to typing piratebay.org on my browser***

 

 

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