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Posted by Audiophilander on December 13, 2007 at 23:02:49:
>>> "As for regional encoding, shouldn't content developers exercise their right to market their product in the areas where they have distribution rights?" <<<
IF they market it in my region as originally shown, then yes, but if they don't ...or if they edit it down or withhold it altogether from my designated region, ...then I should be able to purchase that programming from wherever it is offered legally and play it in whatever region I wish!
>>> "If we can't support the protection of intellectual property, copyright laws, etc. The record labels have all been raked over the coals, and the good retailer B&Ms and mom and pop retailers have all shut down." <<<
Yes, piracy is bad and fair use distribution is a concern especially with free dissemination of music content, but you should be smart enough not to swallow the industry's Kool Aid when this issue has nothing to do with piracy. When a collector from one region buys a legally obtainable TV series or movie that's offered in another region it should play on his machine without incident.
>>> "Digital content poses real problems and I don't blame studios for working on copy protection mechanisms." <<<
As I said, piracy would involve being able to download perfect copies off of a machine; that's not what we're talking about when discussing regional encoding.
AuPh