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Australian Consumer Body May Attack DVD Zoning.

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the kill-it-for-us-to-please dept.

__Paul__ writes "The Age has a report that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is considering launching an attack on DVD zoning, because it restricts competition. At least this Australian governmental body still has a clue, even if the rest of them don't." I lust after a DVD region free world. Its just such a pain.

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  1. We suck by AcidMonkey · · Score: 5
    I consider myself a patriotic American, but lately...well, we suck.

    The French sued over Echelon, meanwhile the Americans government is still playing dumb with the citizens.

    American courts are taking cues from American (or international-but-mostly-American) corporations to bully 16-year-old kids on the other side of the world.

    And now Australia, which is not generally big in world politics (no offense), is the one to step up and say "hey, this sucks!" to the MPAA.

    My fellow Americans...we're doing something wrong!

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    1. Re:We suck by Jedi+Alec · · Score: 5

      My fellow Americans...we're doing something wrong!

      Seems the Aussi's will be our next world leaders. Guess I'll have to practice on my English, eh?

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  2. As an Australian.. by Rob+from+RPI · · Score: 5

    May I say, simply, YES! Thank you, Australian Government! However, I hate to admit, our goverment is so spineless (an amobea has more of a verterbre than our current government) that Sony or someone will frown slightly, or raise an eyebrow, and the guys in the big-white-funny-looking-building will do their usual belly-crawling and say 'Oh no, it was a big misunderstanding'

    No, not cynical. Realistic.

    --Rob

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