Pretty much, I don't see what they gain by doing it.
Most of the people who will visit the site and get blocked will know how to get it elsewhere anyway

Malt
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...Google+Search&meta=&aq=t&oq=free+american+pro
enter one into your IE proxy settings
don't do anything that needs a password or online banking etc when using a proxy though!
Same here.meh, once i'm using the proxy and installed silverlight it loads the page but it's blank apart from the privacy policy and faq at the bottom
or the legality, since there is clearly an intention to restrict distribution to the US, therefore circumventing this is dubious legal ground (if not downright illegal)