The funny thing about this law is that it will actually promote piracy.
The primary function of region codes is to allow license holders in different regions to release titles when they want instead of when the title is released in other regions. This way slothco in Region B can release the latest nerdgasm flick 6 months after it comes out in region A without worrying about people importing the region A bluray. That's a bad thing, since slothco paid a lot for the region B rights and any sales direct from region A are effectively lost revenue.
The thing is, even if this law worked people in region B would still have the internet. A lot of them are fairly honest and well-off people who would love to pay to watch that nerdgasm flick, but waiting 6 months for slothco to get around to releasing it is just too long!
The Slothco's of the world are in for a rude awakening if they think they can outlaw both airmail and the internet. This law is practically unenforceable. They should be focusing on bringing films to market in a timely manner. This will remove the motivation for importing out-of-region discs while simultaneously curbing piracy.
The primary function of region codes is to allow license holders in different regions to release titles when they want instead of when the title is released in other regions. This way slothco in Region B can release the latest nerdgasm flick 6 months after it comes out in region A without worrying about people importing the region A bluray. That's a bad thing, since slothco paid a lot for the region B rights and any sales direct from region A are effectively lost revenue.
The thing is, even if this law worked people in region B would still have the internet. A lot of them are fairly honest and well-off people who would love to pay to watch that nerdgasm flick, but waiting 6 months for slothco to get around to releasing it is just too long!
The Slothco's of the world are in for a rude awakening if they think they can outlaw both airmail and the internet. This law is practically unenforceable. They should be focusing on bringing films to market in a timely manner. This will remove the motivation for importing out-of-region discs while simultaneously curbing piracy.