It's probably not selling them per se, but the DMCA law in the US makes it illegal to circumvent the protection (since it's for "copyright"). But there's a good chance the actual machines can still be switched, as most manufacturers make them for lots of countries and just use a software switch to set the region. There's an even worse EU Copyright Directive over here which does the same things, so the shop where I got my player in the UK denied it was possible, but I was able to rent a "remote" which sent a signal to switch to region free. My parents was even easier - just open the tray and press 0 on the remote four times.
- Si Tim Greenwood wrote: >> I think most UK TVs cope with NTSC these days... at least my cheap one >> does. Best to check yours first though. >> >> > > Would be nice if it worked the other way round also. A couple of years back > I went to my local US Best Buy to buy a multi region DVD player. I was > stunned to hear that selling them here is against the law. > Tim > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist is Michel Kitabdjian dead yet?
