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Posted by Tarkus on 05/30/06 17:44
On 5/30/2006 8:34:09 AM, jayembee wrote:
> 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.
Point taken.
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