Re: [tlug] Region Free? DVD player

[Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>]

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:03:42 +0700, "Jonathan Q" <jq@example.com> wrote
to <tlug@example.com>:

> They may produce region-1 only DVDs, but how hard would it be for the same
> people who produce region-free players to produce players that are
> regional-selectable?  Just pop up the menu and choose which region you
> want it to be :-)

I guess it's pretty trivial. As usual, the MPA is pouring millions of
dollars into a useless black hole and it further demonstrates their lack of
understanding of the standards they invent.

It's a bit like saying DeCSS was intended for piracy... You don't need DeCSS
to make a bitwise clone of a DVD, you only need it of you want to *view* the
copy (or the original for that matter).

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