[X4U] DVD regions code

[Ean Kingston]

>
> On Apr 20, 2005, at 1:43 PM, Ean Kingston wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, the DVD player manufacturers are already on-side with
>> this
>> one. The are under the impression that it will somehow prevent ripping
>> and
>> sharing of DVD media.
>
> Their antics have actually induced me to rip (though not share).

I believe this is both legal and protected by copyright laws in Canada and
most non-US countries. I'm not sure about the US; they have some strange
copyright laws.

> Any more it seems when we buy a DVD for the kids I'm ripping/burning to
> a homemade DVD so the kids (or I) can put the DVD in and just watch the
> movie without having to put up with all the junk at the beginning. Its
> gotten to the point that even when you finally get to the menu part,
> you still have to wait for the menu to actually appear and be usable.

On the up side, the US is going to be allowing the player manufacturers to
include features to let us skip over the annoying parts again. They are
currently discussing a bill to that affect. Since I can skip the 'fbi
warning' and trailers on my old dvd player, I assume this bill is more
like forcing the dvd player manufacturers to stop cripling their devices
just because the dvd makers want to force us to watch commercials.

> Of course this had the added benefit of letting me put the original
> away where it will be safe from kids and pets.

I would continue to do this anyway. Less worry about destroying the disc
if you have the original safe.

How do you fit 2 hours of movie onto a DVD-R (+R or whatever)?

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