esguerra.cc » dvd http://esguerra.cc/blog Musings on a new world. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:26:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 OS X DVD Player region code dialog box http://esguerra.cc/blog/2008/12/12/os-x-dvd-player-region-code-dialog-box/ http://esguerra.cc/blog/2008/12/12/os-x-dvd-player-region-code-dialog-box/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:49:24 +0000 Richard http://esguerra.cc/blog/?p=150 Continue reading →]]> 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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