Not In Your Country

I wonder what it'll take to align the media industry with the Internet. The principle of the Internet is that it is global. And available regardless of a type of the rendering device, whether it is pocket or mobile or desktop.The media lords think differently.

From time to time I have a very simple wish: to download a video for offline watching on a transcontinental flight. Despite all the technology advances it is still a huge pain to do. To the extent that the only viable option is stealing...

A year ago YouTube convinced me to subscribe to the Red service. Phenomenal, I thought - I would be able to click on any clip to download it for offline watch. I enjoyed this service as soon as the flight took off from San Francisco. But it stopped working as soon as I landed in Frankfurt: not available in your country.

As an Amazon prime subscriber I wanted to watch the Season 1 of the GRAND PRIX Driver. No luck - "Error 4602: This video isn't available to download due to geographical licensing restrictions.".

Tried to buy the "Borg vs. McEnroe" movie, not available in Google Play, nor in Netflix, nor in Amazon, but yes, found it on the British iTunes store and later it even magically appeared in the YouTube search when I checked during a layover in London... "From £3.49". This "£" part was a bad sign - you need a British billing address to complete the transaction (I could only offer US or Polish...).

On March 23, 2018, Rea Garvey released the "Neon". Good music, but "This item isn't available in your country.".

I also heard it was illegal to rip your own DVDs, even for personal use...

So is there a way to legally watch video stored on an iPad while flying over Atlantic? I'd be happy to offer some money in exchange... but it seems nobody wants it...