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Blockbuster Chief: End DVD Region Codes

Posted by timothy on from the talk-about-a-mixed-metaphor dept.

Xesdeeni writes "Blockbuster's President/COO Nigel Travis has called for the elimination of the DVD region code. At issue is the situation when a movie is released in one country several months before it is released in another. He points out that pirates 'can drive a cart and horses through these holes in the release schedule.'"

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  4. Re:Preach it brother-What's in it for me? by phaetonic · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Multiregion DVDs in the U.S are becoming less powerful. Look at this for a verbose description.

    In short...

    Q: What is Regional Coding enhancement(RCE)?
    A: It's a digital enhancement added to some Warner Bros and Columbia DVDs to stop region 1 (R1) DVDs from playing on Region-free DVD players