thanks for the correction, I didn't know that..
Yeah, unfortunately, there are laws against being able to access certain TV shows and channels outside the broadcast country. Also, websites like Netflix and mp3 and/or movies downloads from US sites (such as Amazon) are also not available to users located outside the US.
Conversely, you'll find that you can't watch UK TV shows online in the US either... if you try to play TV episodes on the BBC iplayer website, for example, it will tell you that only users located within the United Kingdom have permission to access the content.