On June 19, 2007, Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt was in Paris to launch the newYou Tube localization system.The entire interface of the website is now available with localized versions in 22 countries:
Country  | URL | Language | Launch date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | au.youtube.com | English (Australia) | October 22, 2007 |
 Brazil | br.youtube.com | Portuguese (Brazil) | June 19, 2007 |
 Canada | ca.youtube.com | English (Canada) and French (Canada) | November 6, 2007 |
 Czech Republic | cz.youtube.com | Czech | October 9, 2008 |
 France | fr.youtube.com | French | June 19, 2007 |
 Germany | de.youtube.com | German | November 8, 2007 |
 Hong Kong | hk.youtube.com | Chinese (Traditional) | October 17, 2007 |
 Israel | il.youtube.com | English | September 16, 2008 |
 India | in.youtube.com | English (India) and Hindi | May 7, 2008 |
 Ireland | ie.youtube.com | English (Ireland) | June 19, 2007 |
 Italy | it.youtube.com | Italian | June 19, 2007 |
 Japan | jp.youtube.com | Japanese | June 19, 2007 |
 South Korea | kr.youtube.com | Korean | January 23, 2008 |
 Mexico | mx.youtube.com | Spanish (Mexico) | October 10, 2007 |
 Netherlands | nl.youtube.com | Dutch | June 19, 2007 |
 New Zealand | nz.youtube.com | English (New Zealand) | October 22, 2007 |
 Poland | pl.youtube.com | Polish | June 19, 2007 |
 Portugal | http://www.youtube.com/index?hl=pt-PT | Portuguese (Portugal) | January 10, 2009 |
 Russia | ru.youtube.com | Russian | November 13, 2007 |
 Spain | es.youtube.com | Spanish | June 19, 2007 |
 Sweden | se.youtube.com | Swedish | October 22, 2008 |
 Republic of China (Taiwan) | tw.youtube.com | Chinese (Traditional) | October 18, 2007 |
 United Kingdom | uk.youtube.com | English (United Kingdom) | June 19, 2007 |
The YouTube interface suggests which local version should be chosen on the basis of the IP address of the user. In some cases, the message "This video is not available in your country" may appear because of copyright restrictions or inappropriate content.
Plans for YouTube to create a local version in Turkey have run into problems, since the Turkish authorities asked YouTube to set up an office in Turkey, which would be subject to Turkish law. YouTube says that it has no intention of doing this, and that its videos are not subject to Turkish law. Turkish authorities have expressed concerns that YouTube has been used to post videos insulting to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and some material offensive to Muslims.
In March 2009, a dispute between YouTube and the British royalty collection agency PRS for Music led to premium music videos being blocked for YouTube users in the United Kingdom. The removal of videos posted by the major record companies occurred after failure to reach agreement on a licensing deal. The dispute was resolved in September 2009. In April 2009, a similar dispute led to the removal of premium music videos for users in Germany.
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