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Unlock Your DVD REGION CODE Play DVD's From Any Country By Evan Knoble Evan Knoble ­ KNOBLE ARTS 2 Unlock Your DVD Region Code What are "regional codes" or "Country Codes"? The movie studios want to control the release of films in different countries because theatre releases do not occur simultaneously (a film in the U.S. can come out on video, while in Europe just before coming to the cinemas). In addition, the studios sell distribution rights to different foreign distributors and would guarantee them an exclusive market. Therefore, they have demanded the inclusion in the DVD standard include codes to prevent playback of certain discs in certain geographical regions. Each player is given a code for the region in which it is sold. The player will refuse to play discs that do not have the code in this region. This means that a disc bought in one country, perhaps on a player that was bought in another can not play. Some people believe that region codes are an illegal restriction on trade, but this view has been confirmed in any court proceedings. Region codes are for the maker of a disc completely optional. Discs without region lock on any player can play in any country. It is not an encryption system, there is only one byte of information on the disc, which tests the player. Some studios originally announced that only their new releases would have regional codes, but until now it encompasses almost all Hollywood releases play in only one region. Region codes are a permanent part of the disc, it does not turn freely after a certain time. Not affected by regional codes are DVD Audio, DVD-ROM and rewritable DVDs (see below for more details). There are seven regions (also called zones), each was assigned a number. Players and discs can often be identified by the region number, which is emblazoned on a globe. If the CD is playing in more than one region, it has more than one number on the globe. 1: USA, Canada, U.S. Territories 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East (including Egypt) 3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong) 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean 5: Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union), the Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia 6: China 7: Reserved 8: Special international sites (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.) Evan Knoble ­ KNOBLE ARTS 3 Unlock Your DVD Region Code Technically, there is no region zero disc or a region zero player. There are only discs with all regions and all-region player. Some players can be "hacked" using special command sequence with the remote control so that they change the region or play all regions. Some players can be changed by a physical intervention ("chipped") so that they can play discs regardless of their regional codes. This usually voids the warranty in most countries but it is not illegal because only the CSS license requires player manufacturers that their players have region codes. Many reta