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Posted by kaboom on 01/12/07 23:13
On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:46:02 +0800, "Martin van derPoel"
<martinvdp@arach.net.au> wrote:
>Hi there,
>I do not know about the legality of region coding, but I do know that here
>in Australia the DVD manufactures are unable to prevent the sale of DVD
>players that have the region coding defeated in one way or another.
>
>For example when I bought my Philips DVD player a few years back it came
>with a slip of paper that had the instructions on how to defeat the region
>coding.
>
>Dick Smiths, an electronics retailer, sold a portable DVD player last year
>and it had instructions on its website on how to turn off the region stuff.
>
>I believe the region coding in DVD players can not be enforced in Australia
>as it contravenes the "Trades Practices" act (law).
**I just read about that. Isn't it the same way in New Zealand? I just
had a run in on a forum over the same subject. This particular forum
allows youtube links to copyrighted works, trading copies of movies
and TV programs (DVD/VHS) etc. but when some US members asked for help
on playing R2 DVDs and I told them where to go for help, I got
screeched at by the moderator and had *all* the info on dvdplayers
edited out and was accused of illegal activities. Even the info on
where to go for consumer reviews and a big player compendium
(videohelp.com). The moderator is Aussie, too, no less. I explained
that I wasn't encouraging cracking the encryption or making illegal
copies. I don't think bypassing the regions in the US is legal, but I
do think it's overlooked because you still buy legal, personal
commercial releases. When I posted that, I got yelled at again over
illegal activities :) I feel like such a rebel!
I feel personally that region coding is wrong.
kaboomie
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