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Posted by jayembee on 05/30/06 15:34
Tarkus <karnevil9@beer.com> wrote:
>> Region coding is stupid, but not from Hollywood's POV. They very
>> much want to keep US people from sampling what the rest of the
>> world has to offer.
>
> That's not the primary reason. The primary reason is they don't
> want certain markets getting DVDs before the theatrical releases
> in those markets.
If that was the case, then there would be no point in region-coding
any movie that wasn't a recent theatrical release.
The primary reason is because different companies may have rights to
a given movie in different parts of the world. Paramount, for example,
has a vested interest in making sure Americans buy *their* version
of TITANIC, rather than getting Fox's version from Australia or the
the UK.
It also allows a studio to sell the rights for their film to several
different companies in different regions. Toho can make more money
selling the rights to SEVEN SAMURAI to different companies in
different markets than by selling world-wide rights to one company.
-- jayembee
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