OS X DVD Player region code dialog box

This dialog box popped up when I tried to watch an IT Crowd DVD from the UK. (By the by, IT Crowd is hilarious and awesome; if you’re even the least bit geek-inclined, you will probably be rewarded should you make the bit of effort required to watch it if you’re not in the UK.)

region code change dialog box

I didn’t quite expect that I would be allowed to watch the DVD, but I also wasn’t counting on being given the option to change my computer’s region code. Not that this makes me happy — region codes are just another bullshit way that Hollywood tries to control culture in the name of profit.

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One Response to OS X DVD Player region code dialog box

  1. Pablo Rodríguez says:

    Just in case you haven’t solved the issue, please never set the region code.

    Using VLC for MacOSX (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) will decrypt the DVD for you.

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