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msittig

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Posted: Mar 05, 2006 - 11:01 PM
Post subject: Access Google Videos

Anybody found a way to access the Google Video service from China? I'm getting a:

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Thanks for your interest in Google Video.

Currently, the playback feature of Google Video isn't available in your country.

...message each time I follow a link to the site, and it's getting annoying. I've seen Google Videos embedded into other webpages and been able to play them... maybe there's a way based on this loophole?

Test page:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-531303857379057017&q=korea

msittig

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Joined: Oct 06, 2004
Posts: 733
Location: Zhangjiang High-Tech Park
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Posted: Mar 06, 2006 - 02:06 PM

So today I downloaded one video by:

1) Using Anonymouse to figure out the download link.
2) Logging into a shell account I keep in the USA and wget'ing the movie.
3) Downloading it from the account's webspace.

Waaay too many steps. Any more ideas?

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