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Father of DVD Interviewed

Posted by michael on from the hard-disks-the-formidable-enemy dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "Interview with Koji Hase. Talks about some of the interesting history behind the DVD format, copyright protection, and competing formats for audio."

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  1. Re:Pet Peeve and question. by Jordy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I always hated this argument because old movies that are no longer in theaters are also put on region locked discs.

    Examples of region locked discs (from IMDB):

    * The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    * Gone with the Wind (1939)
    * Snow White (1937)
    * Tron (1982)
    * Star Trek 1 (1979)
    * Casablanca (1943)
    * The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    I could go on and on and on.

    The real reason for region control is price fixing, plain and simple.

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