Comments on: Why Are Some Japanese Sites Japan Only? http://obviousdiversion.com/technology/japan-only-sites/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: nathalie http://obviousdiversion.com/technology/japan-only-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-40126 nathalie Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:20:07 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/?p=406#comment-40126 I have bumped into the same problem but I am not able to solve it. (I am trying to access japanese movie sites like yahoo japan, gyao... to show children stuff to my 5 year old daughter who was brought in japan until now and I am being denied access) Do you have any idea how I could get around that problem ? Thank you in advance ! I have bumped into the same problem but I am not able to solve it. (I am trying to access japanese movie sites like yahoo japan, gyao… to show children stuff to my 5 year old daughter who was brought in japan until now and I am being denied access) Do you have any idea how I could get around that problem ? Thank you in advance !

]]> By: Robin Massart http://obviousdiversion.com/technology/japan-only-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Robin Massart Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:23:08 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/?p=406#comment-1374 Well, there could be legal reasons. For example, the BBC is due to open up its material to the licence fee paying public: more or less anybody living in the UK. I guess they will restrict access to this content via IP addresses. Alternatively, lots of servers in eastern europe restrict access to within their country because they host illegal material, but the local governments can't be bothered to enforce copyright laws. Foreign governments might have a word to say though if their citizens could get access... BTW, nice site! Well, there could be legal reasons. For example, the BBC is due to open up its material to the licence fee paying public: more or less anybody living in the UK. I guess they will restrict access to this content via IP addresses. Alternatively, lots of servers in eastern europe restrict access to within their country because they host illegal material, but the local governments can’t be bothered to enforce copyright laws. Foreign governments might have a word to say though if their citizens could get access…

BTW, nice site!

]]> By: Tom http://obviousdiversion.com/technology/japan-only-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Tom Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:01:18 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/?p=406#comment-1370 Strange. Why would they do that? Maybe it cuts down on viruses, spam, and fraud from foreign countries that don't have laws against such things. Or maybe it's so they know they can take legal action against abusers of their sites. I would think that a clever spammer would be able to have a forwarding IP address within Japan to thwart this though, kinda like a mail-drop system, or that there is some kind of software you can use to mimic an IP address from Japan. Still...weird. Strange. Why would they do that?
Maybe it cuts down on viruses, spam, and fraud from foreign countries that don’t have laws against such things. Or maybe it’s so they know they can take legal action against abusers of their sites. I would think that a clever spammer would be able to have a forwarding IP address within Japan to thwart this though, kinda like a mail-drop system, or that there is some kind of software you can use to mimic an IP address from Japan. Still…weird.

]]> By: Christian Gloddy http://obviousdiversion.com/technology/japan-only-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Christian Gloddy Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:03:36 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/?p=406#comment-1369 Basically, they are making sure the domain you are coming from, the IP that you are using, is from a known range of those used in Japan. I got to see a lot of sites last night that do this. Basically, they are making sure the domain you are coming from, the IP that you are using, is from a known range of those used in Japan. I got to see a lot of sites last night that do this.

]]> By: Tom http://obviousdiversion.com/technology/japan-only-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 Tom Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:09:35 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/?p=406#comment-1368 What site was it? Something doesn't click. What if you are on a dialup connection and you have a dynamic IP that changes everytime you log on? What if you're traveling or sharing a wireless hub somewhere? Why would you have to email them your IP address anyway? The server would know what IP address you were accessing the site from. I've never heard of a site that limits access based on IP addresses. Isn't that what userids and passwords and cookies are for? All I can think is that it's a spam site fishing for live email addresses. What site was it? Something doesn’t click. What if you are on a dialup connection and you have a dynamic IP that changes everytime you log on? What if you’re traveling or sharing a wireless hub somewhere?
Why would you have to email them your IP address anyway? The server would know what IP address you were accessing the site from. I’ve never heard of a site that limits access based on IP addresses. Isn’t that what userids and passwords and cookies are for?
All I can think is that it’s a spam site fishing for live email addresses.

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