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DVD region codes are a digital rights management technique introduced in 1997. It is designed to allow rights holders to control the international distribution of a DVD release, including its content, release date, and price, all according to the appropriate region. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: DVD region codeA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The frugal fly fishermanThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The DVD region code system: Standardizing home video’s disjunctive global flowsCited 2 times
- Go sideways: DVD-VideoA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Region lockA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕The frugal fly fishermanPatrick Straub · 2011
The Human Planet · 2009
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