> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell > > I didnt state it as a matter of fact and I specifically > stated "from everything I have heard". What the hell > else do you want from me? I say the reason you cant > buy any name brand ones here and cant buy them in any > major US stores is because of LEGAL ISSUES, not > because there isnt any demand for them which others > have argued. I also put forth the simple question that if > it was fully legal to be made/sold here in USA without any coding > or cross-coded then why would the system have been > developed in the first place which no one has answered... > jco
You have also failed to provide any evidence to back up your claim that it is a legal issue. In any case, to answer your question, the system was developed so that the publishers could stagger releases, as you've already said, and so that they could enforce price differences in different regions. There is no benefit whatsoever to the consumer. The benefits, such as they are, are to the producers. The whole thing is a scam designed to rip people off to the maximum extent. In countries whose governments are not in the pockets or up the arses of the corporations the legislature have rightly concluded that the voters are being ripped off, and have declared regionalisation of this type to be illegal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_lockout -- Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
