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	DVD Regions
		This is a designation used to indicate that a DVD was not encoded with a region flag.
		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.
	www.hometheaterinfo.com /dvd3.htm (710 words)

	DVD region code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		European Region 2 DVDs may be sub-coded "D1" through "D4." "D1" identifies a UK-only release.
		The term "Region 0" also describes DVD players that were designed or modified to incorporate Regions 1-6 simultaneously, thereby providing compatibility with virtually any disc, irrespective of region[s].
		Many view region code enforcement as a violation of WTO free trade agreements or competition law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DVD_region_code (538 words)

	DVD Compatibility FAQ
		Region codes stamp DVD discs, hardware and software players, and disc drives with a code that idenitifies the locality in which they are supposed to operate.
		Region code 0, is in fact not a region but signifies that there is no encoding - that it is a region-free disc, player, software, drive, etc. Regional encoding is not mandatory or required by law, but is optional for all manufacturers.
		Regional encoding is not mandatory or required by law, but is optional for all manufacturers.
	www.multilingualbooks.com /dvdformatfaq.html (1831 words)

	DVD Copy Control Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The association is also responsible for the much criticised regional playback control (RPC), the region encoding scheme which gives movie studios geographic control over DVD release dates to maximize their investments and also help thwart copyright infringement.
		RPC-2: many manufacturers (e.g., NEC) put a limit on the number of times you can "change the region" of a drive, usually 5 times or less; after these number of changes, the drive becomes "locked" on the last region you set and you can't change it anymore.
		RPC-1: There is a region code present on the drive, and it will be changed if a DVD from another region is read.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DVD_Copy_Control_Association (393 words)

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		In other next-gen optical format news, reports (Japanese) are surfacing that Blu-ray disc will adopt a new region encoding scheme that will put Japan and the rest of East Asia into the same region as North and South America.
		Region encoding is purportedly an anti-piracy measure, allowing for DVD manufacturers to determine what regions a given DVD may play in.
		Of course, the pirates who engage in video swashbuckling are quite capable of removing this region encoding, meaning that the fl market goods are user friendly, while the white market goods are a pain to deal with, and limit consumer choice.
	arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20051228-5857.html (524 words)

	AVS Forum - Will there be Region Encoding on the new formats?
		But region encoding is definitely going to be in there, as it's an essential studio requirement.
		Without region encoding the studios won't be allowing any titles to be released on any format that doesn't have that capability.
		Though Warner was eager to abolish region code and there were no objection until the final decision, film companies not in AACS LA opposed it and it was decided that region code stays in AACS.
	www.avsforum.com /avs-vb/printthread.php?t=499772 (1744 words)

	DVD Regions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is a designation used to indicate that a DVD was not encoded with a region flag.
		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.
	hometheaterinfo.com /dvd3.htm (721 words)

	broadband » News » XBOX live - region encoding? - Unsupported or Locked out?
		But any extension of region lockout may cause problems for US military and workers overseas who purchased US Xboxes with the expectation that they will be fully functional.
		Regional coding doesn't seem to mean much anymore.
		If you have an XBOX for a region other than the one you live in, and you want to play Live, you may have to get the Live software for the region in which you live, for sign-up and billing purposes.
	www.dslreports.com /shownews/21095 (2134 words)

	GAF - News - Japan and US to share region encoding on Blu-ray
		Region encoding (particulary when it comes to movies) is plain and simple a price fixing scheme done by the content distribution cartels.
		Region coding isn't done for copyright issues, they may tell you that, but it's really so that the publisher can control promotion and distribution of their game in the region.
		It was my understanding that region coding wasn't for piracy, it was to allow a company to sell something in a region without people importing it from somewhere else where it may be cheaper, or may be out earlier.
	www.gamesarefun.com /news.php?newsid=5942 (3369 words)

	FAQs About Buying A DVD Player - TimeForDVD.com
		The DVD format introduced the concept of region code so that content providers (e.g., movie studios) can control where they release their copyrighted material.
		The region code(s) of a DVD title is embedded in its digital data.
		Reportedly, the first region 1 DVD title to use RCE is "The Patriot".
	timefordvd.com /faqs/FAQsDVDBuying.shtml (2841 words)

	Xvi32 » Why DVD Region encoding is stupid
		This article will discuss region encoding, what it is, why we have it and how to break it.
		Region encoding is basically a form of DRM.
		The major movie studios have divided countries into zones which correspond to a region or their distribution system if you are more cynical.
	www.xvi32.net /?p=189 (583 words)

	DVD FAQ
		Regional codes are entirely optional for the maker of a disc.
		Region codes are a permanent part of the disc, they won't "unlock" after a period of time.
		In addition to region codes, there are also differences in discs for NTSC and PAL TV systems (see 1.19).
	www.dvddemystified.com /dvdfaq.html (17632 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Depth \| dot life \| Border controls crumble in DVD land
		The Region Coding system works by dividing the world into six regions, with the United States in Region One and the UK in Region Two.
		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.
		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.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_life/2197548.stm (1459 words)

	William's DVD Page - Multizone Region Coding Sucks!
		Region coding is a distribution protection mechanism whereby DVDs encoded for one region are only playable on players which are from that region (unless the DVD is region 0 - all regions).
		Note that the transfer quality of Region 1 titles is usually superior to their region 4 counterparts.
		The wonderful musical score of Star Wars is faithfully reproduced due to the Linear PCM encoding of the soundtrack and this really enhances the overall impact of the trilogy.
	ariel.its.unimelb.edu.au /~yuan/dvd.html (1283 words)

	Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » Inside the DVD Procedural Specifications
		First, DVD region coding, the mechanism designed to stop DVDs bought in one part of the world from being played in another part, is the subject of much more regulatory effort than I expected.
		Third, the document bans DVD players from taking a movie that is encoded on a DVD at one level of resolution and outputting that movie on an analog output at a higher level of resolution.
		I’m by no means a DVD copy prevention expert, but I believe that region code enforcement is performed by the drive firmware, not by software running on the host system.
	www.freedom-to-tinker.com /archives/000735.html (1009 words)

	DVD Regional Coding Map & Information (Info Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
		However, the regional coding system is entirely optional, and discs without Regional Codes will play on any player in any country.
	www.laserrot.com /info/lrinfo/dvdmap.html (177 words)

	Japan and US to share Blu-ray disc region encoding
		Posted Dec 29, 2005, 4:36 AM ET There are reports that Japan and the United States will share the same Blu-ray disc region encoding.
		Reports today are surfacing that Blue-ray disc will adopt a new region encoding scheme that will put Japan and the rest of East Asia into the same region as North and South America.
		Region encoding is an anti-piracy measure, allowing DVD manufacturers to determine what regions a DVD can play in.
	www.gameshout.com /news/2181/article2181.htm (215 words)

	North American and Japanese PS3 games to have same region encoding? - Idle Forums
		According to a Japanese report, Sony plan to change the region encoding from its current format with their upcoming Blu-Ray format, meaning that Japanese games would (in theory) be playable on North American consoles and vice versa.
		There is no information if any other anti-piracy measures would replace region coding or not if region encoding was scrapped.
		A mate mine who posts here occasionally pointed out that if PS3 were completely region free, Sony would be in the best position to sue people for modifying their consoles, as the only logical explanation for a chip would be to play copied games.
	forums.idlethumbs.net /showthread.php?p=53982 (526 words)

	How to change region encoding?
		The region free setting is in the 'dvd region' tab once you click backup.
		If these discs are in PAL format though and your in region 1 you'll either need a player that plays PAL or convert them to NTSC.
		I have encoded the files using Region Free and Region 1 with the same results.
	forums.afterdawn.com /thread_view.cfm/311975 (816 words)

	Today @ PC World It's Time to End Region Encoding
		Region coding is a process by which the makers of certain kinds of media--specifically DVD movies and console videogames--and the hardware that play the media limit the geographical region of the world in which the media can be used.
		I think it's simply not acceptable to charge some of the world's consumers more, while at the same time limiting their access to games or movies that are legally sold for less money (or those that are only available) in other parts of the world.
		It's time to end the tyranny of region encoding, and let the market decide how much the world's entertainment-buying public is willing to pay for its movies and games, instead of the heads of greedy, colluding corporations.
	blogs.pcworld.com /staffblog/archives/000971.html (1078 words)

	MacAddict Forums / Free Mac from Region Encoding
		I am trying to remove the DVD region encoding from my computers.
		I would like to know if anyone has an idea on how to kill the RPC-2 region encoding.
		I don't thinnk you can kill it, but there is a way to reset the count (you get 3 free plays from omther regions.
	www.macaddict.com /forums/topic/40933 (91 words)

	How to Remove Region Encoding from a DVD?
		My DVD player does not have a problem playing DVD-Rs, so why if the region code is stripped out why can’t my player recognize the DVD-R? Am I doing something wrong.
		AnyDVD will sort the Region Encoded DVD problem out as it removes the Region code and other things.
		For PAL to NTSC, look here for past threads as there are many concerning this issue.
	forums.afterdawn.com /thread_view.cfm/56647 (240 words)

	DVD Player and region encoding - The macosxhints Forums
		I've read that one can only change the region default for DVD player 5 times and then it is permanently set.
		I'd like to watch some other region DVD's but I don't want to have a region other than Region 1 set permanently.
		From what I know, the "five strikes then out" rule is built in to the firmware of the DVD drive.
	forums.macosxhints.com /showthread.php?t=4343 (234 words)

	VideoHelp.com Forum Archive - Region Encoding Issue
		I also know of DVD players that do not support region 0, but this is rare and Sony should NOT be a problem.
		It IS encoded as region free, however, it is also PAL.
		I have a couple of region free discs from asia and to get them to play on my DVD Player or my buddies sony, when you put the disc in you cannot let it load.
	www.videohelp.com /forum/archive/t180877.html (1935 words)

	DVD REGION ENCODING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		There are currently 6 global region codes which are used to identify specific DVDs and their compatibility with the DVD players normally sold in that region.
		REGION 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
		REGION 5: Former Soviet Union, Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
	www.policestate21.com /dvd_regions.htm (114 words)

	Munich slammed by DRM and Region Encoding at Binary Bonsai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Munich slammed by DRM and Region Encoding at Binary Bonsai
		7 Responses to “Munich slammed by DRM and Region Encoding”
		Region Code is a farce that only pushes the price for DVDs and DRM the same, people who want to copy stuff will do so no matter how many million dollars are invested in protecting your property.
	binarybonsai.com /archives/2006/01/09/munich-slammed-by-drm-and-region-encoding (608 words)

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		Five major US studios are suing Samsung for developing and briefly selling at least one DVD player which they allege was not properly secured to protect the contents of encrypted DVDs, according to reports.
		It has been known for some time that the major studios are unhappy with the number of DVD players that allow users to circumvent region encoding practices, either by allowing too many "resets" of a unit's geographic location, or allowing users to turn off compliance altogether.
		Samsung's player allows users to completely disable region encoding compliance, meaning that the player can handle any DVD without the need for resetting geographical locations, or other such inconveniences.
	arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20060220-6219.html (1072 words)

	region encoding and GNU/Linux \| MEPIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Previously, when using Windows, I received a message telling me that I had the opportunity to watch movies from different regions at least 3 times, immediately afterwhich it would be locked to the region of the DVD that was played the last of the 3 times.
		Our consumer watchdog with big teeth, the ACCC (australian competition and consumer commission ??) decided that if i had bought the dvd I was entitled to watch it.
		With a large migrant population and being region 5 we are very late in getting some movies, but Arabic and Asian stuff is different regions, so stores here used to sell DVD players ready modified, and now a standard DVD player sold here is region-free.
	www.mepis.org /node/8696 (452 words)

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