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23rd May 2002 at 10:50 am #53066
bonnee
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which is why there’s a movement in Australia, I think, calling for the end of Region Coding.

Indeed. [url=http://www.dvdcentre.co.uk/codechal.htm]http://www.dvdcentre.co.uk/codechal.htm[/url]

“The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is challenging the regional coding system used on DVD movie titles. The ACCC says major Hollywood studios have collaborated with the manufacturers of DVD players to prevent discs meant for the US, Europe or Asia from working in Australian machines.

The commission has asked the Australian subsidiaries of US film companies to explain their actions in what could lead to the world’s first legal challenge to the regional coding system, which has been in place since DVD was first released in 1996.

The number of DVD titles available in Australia (region 4) is much less than the number available in the United States (region 1). At the moment there are around 10,000 region 1 DVDs but less than 1,000 region 4 titles.

Although unsure whether ACCC action could realistically force Hollywood to scrap the system, an Australian Consumers Association spokesman said that it was feasible that a court could order that all DVD players sold in Australia have multi-region capability”

[img]http://cayman.com.ky/images/parrot.jpg[/img]

For further info (and a different emphasis), see
[url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/security/story/0,2000024985,20263366,00.htm]http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/security/story/0,2000024985,20263366,00.htm[/url]

[ 23-05-2002: Message edited by: bonnee ]