ITP: "Middle East movie buffs losing out online"

From ITP.com [link]

Due to film licensing restrictions, which tend to cover distinct geographical regions - most often the US and Europe - Western films such as Pulp Fiction or Shrek 3 cannot currently be licensed for online distribution to end users in the Middle East, meaning internet surfers here simply cannot download content legally online.

Licensing, schmicensing .... can anyone spell BitComet?