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Topic: Region coding

	Regional Coding Enhancement
		A: Regional Coding enhancement(RCE) is an additional layer of protection which some studios have placed on select REGION 1 DVDs to prevent them from playing on region-free or multi-region players.
		The Regional Code Enhancement affirms Columbia’s commitment to support regional coding, which was designed to respect and adhere to each country’s respective laws and policies governing ratings, censorship, release windows and rights for home video product.
		The enhancement will allow the Region 1 DVD disc to check the region code of the player ensuring that the player is a non-modified region 1 specific player.
	www.dvdtalk.com /rce.html (2322 words)

	RCE FAQ
		In essence, Region coding is designed to prevent a disc purchased in one Region of the world playing on a player purchased in another Region.
		However, the software Region query will fail, as the player is asked whether it is a Region 6 DVD player before it is asked whether it is a Region 1 player, and the player will answer YES, leading to the display of the RCE screen.
		This will bring the issue of Region Coding to the fore in the minds of Joe and Jill Public instead of just in the minds of Joe and Jill Videophile, and will mean that there will be a groundswell of opposition to this practice that the studios will not be able to control.
	www.regionfreedvd.net /rce-faq.html (2757 words)

	LawFont » What is region coding? (Part 1)
		Part 2 considers the legal issues raised by region coding, in the context of both competition/antitrust law as well as the anti-circumvention provisions that have been adopted as part of copyright law in both Australia and the United States.
		Region coding (also called “regional coding”, the “regional playback system”, or “RPC”) is a system by which digital products marketed and sold in certain geographic regions is technologically designed to be compatible only with playback devices designed for use in those regions.
		The argument that region coding exists to preserve in-theatre revenues is not particularly strong when it comes to old movie titles and television shows, which for the most part are also issued with region coding.
	www.lawfont.com /2005/12/22/what-is-region-coding (2681 words)

	Webopedia: Deciphering Internet E-mail
		The region code on a DVD is a single byte of information that the player verifies.
		DVD Region codes are used because motion pictures are often released on DVD at different times in different countries, and versions of the movie may be slightly different among countries.
		DVD region codes are numbered 1 through to 8; with the first six being specific geographical regions and seven and eight being reserved for special play arenas.
	www.webopedia.com /quick_ref/DVD_Region_Country_Codes.asp (802 words)

	DVD Region Coding System (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The DVD specification has a provision for 16 regions based on 2 bytes or 16 bits of storage for region codes, with each bit representing an on/off flag for a region.
		The use of region codes is up to the DVD producer/distributor and their agreement with the entity that owns the content of the disc.
		Virtually all American-released titles have region codes, as do major titles in other countries, although titles without a region code are more common in countries that are not trying to aggressively restrict distribution to other countries.
	people.smu.edu /zmenende/proj/dvd_region.asp (951 words)

	Region Code & DVD Guide
		This guide to region coding and DVD technology is written with the martial arts DVD collector in mind and addresses a wide range of related topics.
		Region codes were created by movie studios and distributors in order to control the sales of DVDs from one territory to another and to reduce the risk of piracy.
		Six territorial codes numbering 1 to 6 were created and DVD players sold in each territory were meant to play only DVDs of the same region coding.
	www.kungfucinema.com /categories/regioncodeanddvdguide.htm (2117 words)

	Howstuffworks "Why can I play some DVD movies, but not others, on my computer DVD-ROM?"
		DVD movies have region codes, and they typically only play on a player or DVD-ROM drive sold in the country where the DVD movie was sold.
		Region code 1 logo found on the package for a DVD to be sold and played in the United States and Canada.
		Region code protection is used by the movie studios to thwart unauthorized duplication of their copyrighted material and to control the worldwide release dates.
	www.howstuffworks.com /question474.htm (364 words)

	Region Coding - PS3 - Gaming - Discussion Forum /// Eurogamer
		No region coding for PS3 games (not up to the publisher), but PS2 games on the PS3 and films will be coded.
		However, the murky bit is apparently it is possible for the publishers to implement region coding themselves.
		But the less region coding the better, so I'm glad Sony are going this route with the PS3, and sad Nintendo are still struck in past.
	www.eurogamer.net /forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=68203 (442 words)

	DVD Region Coding System - Defeating Region Coding (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Players that actively circumvent the region code are commonly referred to (and marketed) as "region free," "code free," "region 0," or similar phrases.
		Despite the fact that user interaction is needed anytime the region code needs to be modified, this solution comes with a sizeable advantage: currently there are no RCE-like disc-based checks on the player's region code that can determine that the player's region code has been modified.
		But because the DVD player selects its region code based on the code of the disc, when it comes to an all-region disc, it does not know what to set its region to and either sets all regions as valid, or arbitrarily chooses a region, making an incorrect choice.
	people.smu.edu /zmenende/proj/defeat_region.asp (1064 words)

	macosxhints.com - Show remaining DVD Player region switches
		You'll see a map of Earth showing all the regions, the region(s) of the current disc, the current region of the drive, and at the bottom, the number of region changes remaining for your drive.
		Region locking is a reminder of the amount of control the MPAA has over our culture's content, and is another form of DRM, restricting access for no good reason to content we've already paid for.
		In Australia region coding is considered anti-competative so it has become rare to find a home DVD player that is not multi region.
	www.macosxhints.com /article.php?story=20061201194702876 (985 words)

	Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » Should the U.S. Allow Region Coding?
		On Friday I wrote about DVD region coding, which allows the manufacture of DVDs that (in theory) can only be played in certain regions of the world.
		Region coding was pushed into place by large companies, so we only look at the damage they do.
		Region coding is used mostly to ensure a DVD version is not available in a market where the film is still screening at the cinemas.
	www.freedom-to-tinker.com /index.php?p=736 (2105 words)

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		Region 1 (R1) is code assigned for the geographical locale of the U.S., Canada and U.S. territories.
		Region Coding Enhancement (abbreviated as RCE on our site) is the practice of additional region protection software applied to R1 DVDs to prevent them from being viewed by non-R1 machines.
		It is possible to change the region code of your DVD-Rom drive up to five times, depending on the particular drive (you can see how many changes you have left in your PC?s operating system settings).
	www.playusa.com /DVD/Region_1/NAVFAQ/4-/Faq.html (3306 words)

	DVD Regions
		Now, as if this system of region encoding doesn't cause enough problems for the consumer not all discs of the same film with the same region are created equally.
		In region one discs intended for release in the United States are often not the same as those for Canada.
		One new aspect of region coding is Region Code Enhancement (RCE) This is deigned by the studios to prevent viewing a Region One disc on a Region Free DVD player.
	www.hometheaterinfo.com /dvd3.htm (710 words)

	MMAUniverse.com
		Region 0 discs are DVD’s that contain no Region Code, allowing them to work on any DVD player.
		Region 1 discs are discs that are designed to be played within the areas designated to this particular Region.
		Region 2 discs are discs that are designed to be played within the areas designated to this particular Region.
	www.mmauniverse.com /faq.html (4113 words)

	Sony to end PlayStation game region-coding? \| The Register
		Sony PlayStation 3 games may ship without codes that fix releases to specific geographical territories.
		According to Sony Computer Entertainment Australia chief Michael Ephraim, the company sees the emergence of a global HDTV standard as the basis for dropping region-coding, in an interview with Australian IT.
		A game bought in, say, the US will not play in a machine purchased in Europe, a least not without controversial and potentially illegal modification work on the console.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2005/11/08/sony_end_ps_region-coding (294 words)

	Rom's Rants: [GameDev] Region Coding Debate
		Finally, it can allow interest in other regions to be properly gauged based on the release in other regions, and allow me to make the proper number of units.
		The first thing I have against region coding is the cost for the developer and publisher.
		While it may be illegal for us to distribute our titles in certain regions or the licensing costs may be prohibitive towards release in a region, the weird thing is that it usually isn't illegal for people in those regions to import the titles.
	www.romsteady.net /blog/2006/09/gamedev-region-coding-debate.html (832 words)

	LawFont » What is region coding? (Part 2)
		The legal issues raised by region coding are not limited to the anti-circumvention provisions of copyright law, however.
		The main issue raised by region coding is whether the practice is a valid application of the power conferred by the CSS patent, or is in fact anti-competitive.
		This continued inclusion of the regional coding system in CSS strikes me as somewhat odd, particularly as it can be more efficient not to have multiple regions.
	www.lawfont.com /?p=166 (1459 words)

	Region Coding \| High-Def Digest
		Although region coding was thought to be in place for all commercial Blu-ray releases as of this fall, the reality of the situation turns out to be a bit more complicated -- but that's good news for multi-region disc buyers.
		At the same time, it seems both Warner and Lionsgate have yet to adopt Blu-ray region coding at all, leaving all of their discs burned with "no region," and hence also playable across all regions.
		While the Bu-ray group had devised a regional coding system last year, there was some question whether it would be used to prevent playback across regions.
	www.highdefdigest.com /tags/show/Region_Coding (592 words)

	dvdorchard - DVD Region Coding Info for our Region 4 Online DVD and Games Shop
		This means that movies from Region 1 (USA and Canada) WILL NOT play on an unmodified DVD player coded for regions 2 through to 6.
		The majority of the DVDs that we carry (and on-sell to you) are coded for Region 4 and are not intended (and unsuitable) for sale outside of Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean.
		The first method is that the player is modified to become a Region 0 player, or a player that effectively ignores the region coding - note that movie studio's are starting to cater for this modification in their protection methods.
	www.dvdorchard.com.au /DvdRegions.asp (820 words)

	Michael Geist - 30 Days of DRM - Day 02: Region Coding (Markets) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I think the region coding issue is of particular concern and should be the subject of a specific exception within anti-circumvention legislation.
		For example, HP has experimented with region coding in their printer cartridges, restricting the ability to purchase a printer ink cartridge in one region to be used with a printer in another region.
		Region coding permits a creator to make their content affordable in poorer regions without the concern about grey market arbitrage in Western regions.
	www.michaelgeist.ca /content/view/1370/195 (3844 words)

	Media Heaven: DVD Region Coding
		Region codes are small bytes of information on a DVD disc which limit playing of the DVD on some DVD players.
		Region codes are implemented in the premastering stage of the replication process.
		Note that duplicated DVD-Rs are all region DVDs and cannot be region coded.
	www.mediaheaven.co.uk /dvd-regioncoding.htm (226 words)

	Is region coding on its last legs? [Archive] - Toon Zone Forum
		Although Region Coding was a key plank in the film companies' strategy to maintain control of their products when released on DVD, industry sources suggest they are already admitting defeat, and a new system is emerging called Regional Code Enhancement.
		Therefore, region coding is simply a transparently obvious attempt to ensure that consumers outside the USA are forced to pay higher prices.
		The facility to change the region is simply put into the players at the factory stage in order for the manufacturer to have a single manufacturing process for players sold in all six DVD regions.
	forums.toonzone.net /archive/index.php/t-45404 (1860 words)

	eBay.co.uk Shop - Ragged Angel (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As we get a number of requests for information about region coding from US customers we have compiled a basic guide to the regions for each console.
		However you may also need to import a TV or screen if you are going between NTSC and PAL regions and it is worth remembering that you will also need a voltage converter to use it as the US runs of 120V and the UK/EU on 220V.
		As some chips also defeat copy-protection as well as region coding the manufacturer's stance is understandable as it can encourage piracy.
	stores.ebay.co.uk /Ragged-Angel/Region-Coding-for-Games.html (713 words)

	DVD region coding illegal in Australia?
		O x http://australianit.news.com.au/print_page/0,2865,1836144^1286,00.html Restricting DVDs 'illegal': ACCC Caitlin Fitzsimmons 27 March 2001 REGIONAL restrictions on DVDs could be an anti-competitive practice and a breach of the Trade Practices Act, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned.
		The issue of different formats for different regions was not new, because videos were released in either PAL or NTSC format, he said.
		Region coding was specifically included in the DVD patents so it was possible a manufacturer selling a multi-region machine could not legally call it a DVD player.
	www.chiark.greenend.org.uk /pipermail/ukcrypto/2001-May/016288.html (948 words)

	eBay Guides - What is DVD Region Coding
		Movie studios lobby for this regional coding as a way to control its distribution channels.
		Typically, the region code is specified on the back of the DVD package.
		Some movie studios offer a logo with the region code superimposed on it while others simple state that the DVD will play in a particular region.
	reviews.ebay.com /What-is-DVD-Region-Coding_W0QQugidZ10000000000006270 (354 words)

	DVD Regional Coding Map & Information (Info Base)
		DVD discs contain Regional Codes which can be used to prevent the playback of certain discs depending upon the geographical area it is played in.
		The various studios and home video companies lobbied to make sure this coding system was a required part of the current DVD standards, because they wish to control how their DVD titles are exported to other countries.
		The Region Code is usually specified on the back of the individual DVD packages, either with a Regional Coding logo of a globe with the region number superimposed over it, or specifically spelled out.
	www.laserrot.com /info/lrinfo/dvdmap.html (177 words)

	Variety.com - Blu-ray regional code to fight piracy
		The new code system differs from the one in place for standard DVDs in that Japan, the Americas, and East and Southeast Asia, with the major exception of China, all share the same Region 1.
		To thwart the use of all-region players, Blu-ray regional codes will be burned into the optical discs.
		Decision to using a coding system emerged from talks between Advanced Access Content System members who belong to the Blu-ray Disc Assn. Warner Bros. reportedly opposed the system, citing the ineffectiveness of the current coding setup for conventional DVDs, but was outvoted.
	www.variety.com /article/VR1117951183.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1 (450 words)

	Linux DVD beats region coding? - MandrivaUsers.org
		I thought that the region coding was set into the hardware of the DVD drive and was expecting to have to flash it to make it multiregion.
		Region coding is just a single bit on the DVD saying what region it is. CSS is actually encrypting the content on the DVDs.
		2) I thought all DVD drives in the last couple of years were supposed to have region coding in the hardware (i.e.
	www.mandrakeusers.org /index.php?showtopic=19353 (968 words)

	DVDCity: Check out key DVD Player features
		Due to the high quality of DVD and the movie release system used by Hollywood, 8 regions were established to prevent people from watching Region 1 movies before they were released on Regions 2-8.
		DVD Region Locking is a system used to control which DVD movies play on which DVD Players.
		The Region Code is usually specified on the back of the individual DVD packages, either with a Regional Coding logo of a globe with the region number superimposed over it, or specifically spelled out.
	www.dvdcity.com /dvdplayerfaq/regionfreedvd.html (1059 words)

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