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Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace in First On-Camera Interview–And We Can’t See It

As singer Tom Gabel–now properly addressed as Laura Jane Grace–begins his gender reassignment transition, he has to bravely appear in public. She’s just given her first on-camera interview since she made the announcement earlier this spring.

I’d love to watch it but once again, we Canadians are screwed by territorial rights issues.  Click on the video and you get a “Sorry, we’re unable to offer this video users in your region” message.

This pisses me off to such an amazingly high degree that I don’t know where to begin.  I hate this whole nonsense of sandboxing content.  What’s the issue over accessing video an interview?  

Yes, there are ways around these geo-blocks and I know about most of them.  And yes, I understand the reasons for putting up these walls.  But in cases like this, it shouldn’t be necessary.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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2 thoughts on “Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace in First On-Camera Interview–And We Can’t See It

  • I saw this earlier, and was thinking to myself why do companies, or magizines or whatever outlet do this. don;t they realize they kill half their come back surfers by limiting viewing rights? it's stupid in this day of age. where are we communist russia?

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  • This pisses me off to such an amazingly high degree that I don't know where to begin. I hate this whole nonsense of sandboxing content. What's the issue over accessing video an interview?

    Reply

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