Re: Japanese DVD with Mihoshi/Sound File
to | tenchi@ml.usagi.org
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from | Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net>
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subject | Re: Japanese DVD with Mihoshi/Sound File
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date | Tue, 2 May 2000 20:34:59 -0700 (PDT)
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On Tue, 2 May 2000, RadHaz wrote:
> Unlike CDs, DVDs often have regional coding.
Correct (but just you wait, region coded CDs are just round the corner, as
are self-destructing CDs.)
> This was done as part of the original DVD copyrighting,
Incorrect - has nothing to do with copyrighting
> preventing the illegal copying of DVD titles
Incorrect - region codes dont prevent copying
> something that kept the movie industry from embracing DVD for a
> long time. A special encoding in the pits and grooves of the DVD disc
> checks to see what type of decoder is in the player.
Incorrect - the region code is part of the mpeg stream, not a special
encoding.
> While the tampering of Region Codes is tantamount to piracy,
Incorrect
-Dan
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