Why is the video contest restricted to residents of the US, UK, and Canada?

December 20, 2009.

We are very sorry that this is the case. However, ensuring that our terms of use, privacy policy, and contest rules comply with the laws of every country would be prohibitively expensive. In fact, it costs several thousand dollars per country—and the penalties for being out of compliance can be quite stern (e.g. millions of dollars in fines and years of imprisonment). Again, we are not at all satisfied with such restricted eligibility for our contests, and we hope to grow more inclusive in the future.