[plug] Open source DVD playback

[alan howard]

On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 16:59, Peter Wright wrote:
 <snip>
>
> But you would _not_ be allowed to make a region-free DVD player. Even if
> you wanted to.
>
 
well in that case all those cheap chineese dvd players in the shops are not 
really multizone  like claimed on there packaging?
>
<snip>
> Gee, if stuff like that happened, studios might have to take the drastic
> step of releasing all movies worldwide at the same time by default... or
> not releasing any DVD versions until the movie has played out to all
> worldwide audiences in cinemas.
> 

well they did realese video tapes (vhs) later than the cinemas in the past 
and still do  , and know one seams to be complaining. 

consumers always get hurt , there always have been restrictions due to 
copyright and patents. that is the way of the western world. and why not. 
people that develop technology should be rewarded for there expense, but some 
do tend to become extremly greedy , usually at the expense of minority 
groups, such as , in this case linux users. its probably no coincidence that 
one of the devolopers of dvd also owns movie studios and not to mention 
recording studios, and makes game consoles , etc.
rgds
alan howard