Comments on: What is region coding? (Part 2) http://www.lawfont.com/2005/12/31/what-is-region-coding-part-2/ an analysis of law, technology, economics, and policy Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:51:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Waldie http://www.lawfont.com/2005/12/31/what-is-region-coding-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-55825 John Waldie Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:50:40 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=166#comment-55825 Thank you for what I believe to be the most comprehensive treatment of this vexacious regionality issue. I'm still confused, however. If I decided to import and sell Region 1 encoded DVDs in Australia, what law or laws am I breaking? Who has the authority to monitor such activity and what action could they take? I feel sure that the ACC recently stated that in their view the practice of imposing regionality restricted competition and that in their view it should not be illegal to sell DVDs other than those of Region 4. Moreover it seems this practice is openly violated by DVD vendors overseas. Interested in your comments Sincerely John Waldie Thank you for what I believe to be the most comprehensive treatment of this vexacious regionality issue.

I’m still confused, however. If I decided to import and sell Region 1 encoded DVDs in Australia, what law or laws am I breaking? Who has the authority to monitor such activity and what action could they take?

I feel sure that the ACC recently stated that in their view the practice of imposing regionality restricted competition and that in their view it should not be illegal to sell DVDs other than those of Region 4.

Moreover it seems this practice is openly violated by DVD vendors overseas.

Interested in your comments

Sincerely

John Waldie

]]> By: LawFont » What is region coding? (Part 1) http://www.lawfont.com/2005/12/31/what-is-region-coding-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-105 LawFont » What is region coding? (Part 1) Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:33:59 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=166#comment-105 [...] This posting contains Part 1, which provides an introduction to how region coding works from both technological and legal perspectives, as well as the commercial justifications for region coding and its possible economic effects. Part 2 considers the legal issues raised by region coding, in the context of both competition/antitrust law as well as the anti-circumvention provisions that have been adopted as part of copyright law in both Australia and the United States. [...] [...] This posting contains Part 1, which provides an introduction to how region coding works from both technological and legal perspectives, as well as the commercial justifications for region coding and its possible economic effects. Part 2 considers the legal issues raised by region coding, in the context of both competition/antitrust law as well as the anti-circumvention provisions that have been adopted as part of copyright law in both Australia and the United States. [...]

]]>