From: "Geo" 

"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
news:43506b6f{at}w3.nls.net...

> See my reply to Rich. Region-free DVDs are mainly popular outside the US
> where there's a significant advantage to owning them - not having to
> wait in line behind the US for new DVD releases. This time around the US
> won't be in such a special position so the rules have changed.

Yes but unlike elsewhere the media companies are in control of the
lawmakers here so it won't be easy to get region free dvd players or any
other hardware required to escape their control.

> > Either that or the underground filesharing networks are going to become
> > popular in a very big, very unstoppable way.
>
> I think that would be a bad outcome for everyone concerned.

Like it or not, it's the future. The big media companies are history,
product placement in the media is going to become the norm and distribution
via the net will replace the media distribution channels cutting out the
middleman. That's why the media companies are going after the file share
networks with such vigor, it's competition (as in a distribution channel
they don't control) they are trying to eliminate not piracy.

Geo.

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