You’ve got enough money, I’m not shortchanging anyone, I’m not pirating anything, and goddammit, I wanna watch my movie! □ If I want to buy a movie in another country, in another currency, and if they’ll ship it to me, then what’s the biggie? There isn’t one, except that Uncle Hollywood says, “No!” But, here’s the thing: If I want to buy a movie in another country, I’m still paying for it. Now, let me just say that I don’t support pirating movies. Why the movie studios do this is anybody’s guess, but mine is that they’re trying to make as much money as possible. If you’ve ever looked for movies on and .uk, you’ll notice that DVD and Blu-ray movies are usually released in the USA first, and then a month or two later, they’ll appear for sale in the UK. So, for example, they can release a new movie in the USA first, and then the UK, and then elsewhere. ![]() Region codes are basically DRM (digital rights management) techniques that allow studios to control the release of films in various regions. ![]() Sometimes, it’s possible to bypass this restriction, but it depends on your DVD/Blu-ray player. Welcome to the glorious world of Region Codes! You get a message like “Region not allowed”, and the movie won’t play. This one is a lot of fun: You borrow a DVD from a friend, or you buy one online somewhere.
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