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2. DVD region code - Wikipedia

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   DVD region code. DVD region codes are a digital rights management technique introduced in 1997. [1] It is designed to allow rights holders to control the international distribution of a DVD release, including its content, release date, and price, all according to the appropriate region. This is achieved by way of region-locked DVD players ...

3. Universal Media Disc - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. UMD disc front. The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is a discontinued optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on its PlayStation Portable handheld gaming and multimedia platform. It can hold up to 1.8 gigabytes of data and is capable of storing video games, feature-length films, and music.

4. DVD-Video - Wikipedia

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   A normal DVD player can only play region-coded discs designated for the player's own particular region. However, a code-free or region-free DVD player is capable of playing DVDs from any of the six regions around the world. The CSS license prohibits manufacturing of DVD players that are not set to a single region by default. While the same ...

5. Blu-ray - Wikipedia

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   Unlike DVD region codes, Blu-ray region codes are verified only by the player software, not by the optical drive's firmware. As of 2017 [update] the latest types of Blu-ray players, suitable for Ultra HD Blu-ray content, are not region-free, but Ultra HD Blu-ray disc manufacturers have not yet locked the discs to any region and they work worldwide.

6. Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal - Wikipedia

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   The two pieces of copy-protection software at issue in the 2005–2007 scandal were included on over 22 million CDs [7] marketed by Sony BMG, the record company formed by the 2004 merger of Sony and BMG's recorded music divisions. About two million of those CDs, [7] spanning 52 titles, contained First 4 Internet (F4I)'s Extended Copy Protection ...

7. Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective

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   Although a few were lucky enough to find HD DVD players and titles for sale a few days early, most of us had to wait for the official release which came on April 18th 2006.Overall, the reviews ...