Matt Blaze wrote:
Huh? DVD region coding doesn't prevent this at all; ripped decrypted
DVD mpeg files could be played anywhere.
I think that DRM mechanisms may increase piracy. A few years ago you
could buy a CD, knowing that it was a standard product which you could
use in certain ways.
Alan wrote:
Another argument for the regions is the differing formats for TV
signals. (NTSC v.s. PAL.) It is a bogus argument as you can find DVD
players that will convert the signal with little or no problem.
Actually my TV is happy with either. I always had the notion that I
wouldn't be
On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 10:17, Birger Toedtmann wrote:
David Turner schrieb am Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:29:39PM -0500:
On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 05:50, Pete Chown wrote:
With DVDs we have a complex situation. Supposedly studios can make more
per film, so they can afford to make more
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Phil Karn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Exactly. Time segmentation already practiced by the movie studios and
book publishers, and it's pretty hard to arbitrage -- until somebody
invents time travel.
For books and CDs -- and as the region coding system breaks down,
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Bill Stewart wrote:
At 03:54 PM 01/08/2003 +0100, Martin Olsson wrote:
Hi,
I dont know if this is relevant to the discussion, but in Sweden (not a
region-1 country) people where so pissed at the regionsystem (and the fact
that most computer geeks could go around it, but
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 05:13:03 -0800 (PST), alan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Bill Stewart wrote:
At 03:54 PM 01/08/2003 +0100, Martin Olsson wrote:
Hi,
I dont know if this is relevant to the discussion, but in Sweden (not a
region-1 country) people where so pissed at the
Matt Blaze [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
By the way, import region-free DVD players *are* available, quite
legally, within the US, as are non-region 1 disks. Kim's video in NYC
is one source. They are all unfamiliar off brands, however - you won't
find Sony or Matsushita (deliberately)
