On 7/12/07, Indy <indy.kochte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 7/12/07, Robertson, Brendan <
Brendan.Robertson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It does specifically say that is is a Region 1 release only.
Makes you hate the region coding even more than usual. (For those that
aren't aware; Australia is in Region 4... With south america...)
I never understood the reason for region codes. :-/
Here's to hoping the other regions get the release as well.
Mk
People in region 1 are able (and willing) to spend upwards of US$20 for a DVD. People in some parts of the world are neither willing, nor able to pay that much. Restricting DVD's to regions allows the copyright holder to charge whatever the market will bear, without worrying about people in region 1 importing cheap, ***legitimate*** copies from places where it sells for less.
A non-scummy reason for regions is that, in places where piracy is rampant, they can sell a legitimate DVD at a price low enough to get a small profit, while attacking the bootleggers' bottom line (the pirate copy must be cheaper to sell, in place of a legitimate one), without cannibalising profits in other markets.