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Question regarding country of release when online

When a film is released online without geoblocking, should the country of release be the country of the server of the website on which the film was uploaded, or the country where the film was uploaded?

Meaning: if the server of website A is located in country B, but the film was uploaded in country C, is the country of release B or C?

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Hi ttemido89-

The release country should be the country where the title was officially made available to the public (if online, for example, by the respective distributor). In this case, to answer your question it will be C. 

Cheers! 

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@Maya​ Thanks for the reply. In that case, can IMDb correct the following information of this page (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9158684/releaseinfo/?ref_=tt_ov_rdat)?

  • First release date on March 23, 2018 was in Portugal (the film was uploaded to YouTube from Portugal);
  • August 26, 2024 date should be deleted as the first date will render it irrelevant;
  • FilmFreeway is also an Internet platform, so the December 12, 2024 should also be deleted.

I've tried making these changes directly but the IMDb moderators never accepted them.

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@ttemido89- You're welcome! Can you post the 18-digit submission reference numbers?

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@ttemido89​ (doesn't have the FilmFreeway correction, though)

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Hello ttemido, 

The submission was rejected due to lack of evidence, there is no links or further information provided for us to verify that the deletions are correct.

You are welcome to re submit and post evidence in the submission and we can take a look for you.

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@Fran​ I can't really provide empirical evidence other than my own word regarding the first release, since the YouTube account where the film was first uploaded has since been deleted, as has the Facebook account which first shared the link. You really have to trust my word on this.

However, if I may try to convince you of my proposed changes: the film is Portuguese and was filmed in Portugal, so it was hardly uploaded first in the United States (there's no other film from the director uploaded from or made there). I also wouldn't insist on this question, which is of very low importance, if I wasn't so sure about it. I've been editing on IMDb for so many years now, so it's not like I'm here to sabotage the website (on the contrary, if I'm insisting on such a minuscule detail, it's because I'm really committed to the truth, regardless of its level of importance).

Sorry if this is only rhetoric, but I can't argue in any other way regarding this topic. I hope I've convinced you to make the changes.

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@ttemido89- Thank you! However, just as Fran mentioned above if you have further evidence please re-submit it and we will review the information.