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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,819 |
| | Posted: | | | | I notice that Evita is being released in the US on Blu-ray.
It's being released through Walt Disney Studios according to Amazon.
Am I right in thinking that Disney don't tend to region code their BDs? I've pre-ordered it, hoping that it will be region free. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | Amazon's Product Details state region A, but they haven't always been correct.
The Walt Disney Club site doesn't list it yet. | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,678 |
| | Posted: | | | | There seem to be a few region locked BDs from Disney, but the majority is not. HD Movie Source claims it's region free, but not sure how reliable that info is. So finger crossed for you...  | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | Pretty sure I saw that one in the store the other day and it was from Lions Gate. Just looked and I was right, it is Lions Gate and it is locked for region a, at least according to blu-ray.com |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bigdaddyhorse: Quote:
Pretty sure I saw that one in the store the other day and it was from Lions Gate.
Just looked and I was right, it is Lions Gate and it is locked for region a, at least according to blu-ray.com That link is for Frida, the thread is for Evita  |
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting samuelrichardscott: Quote:
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Pretty sure I saw that one in the store the other day and it was from Lions Gate.
Just looked and I was right, it is Lions Gate and it is locked for region a, at least according to blu-ray.com
That link is for Frida, the thread is for Evita Man, I always mix up those 5 letter, one word, female name title that ends with "a".  That one says regions b and c untested at this point, and is from Disney so odds are with you. Sorry about the confusion. I did see Frida in the store though, and I've never seen either film so they will probably continue to be mixed up in my head.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bigdaddyhorse: Quote:
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Pretty sure I saw that one in the store the other day and it was from Lions Gate.
Just looked and I was right, it is Lions Gate and it is locked for region a, at least according to blu-ray.com
That link is for Frida, the thread is for Evita
Man, I always mix up those 5 letter, one word, female name title that ends with "a".
That one says regions b and c untested at this point, and is from Disney so odds are with you.
Sorry about the confusion. I did see Frida in the store though, and I've never seen either film so they will probably continue to be mixed up in my head. Another obvious confusion would be that Disney has been shipping off most of its Miramax, Dimension and Hollywood Pictures products to Lionsgate and Echo Bridge. Evita, however, is being released as a Disney catalog title (which is extremely weird, since they dumped most of their high-profile titles, including several Academy Award winners). |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,819 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks for the replies, guys. I'll keep my fingers crossed - and sell it on eBay if it's region locked! |
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| Registered: August 4, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,441 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Pantheon: Quote:
Thanks for the replies, guys. I'll keep my fingers crossed - and sell it on eBay if it's region locked! .. or you could just copy the BD on your HD with AnyDVD or some other software. | | | | Updated List of Accepted Birth Years |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,819 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kluge: Quote:
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Thanks for the replies, guys. I'll keep my fingers crossed - and sell it on eBay if it's region locked!
.. or you could just copy the BD on your HD with AnyDVD or some other software. I could...but wouldn't that be illegal? Besides, I'm not one for sitting in front of my PC watching stuff and I'm not connected to my TV. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Pantheon: Quote:
I could...but wouldn't that be illegal? In some countries, yes. Don't eaxctly know about the UK, but it probably is. |
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| Registered: August 4, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,441 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting SpaceFreakMicha: Quote:
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I could...but wouldn't that be illegal?
In some countries, yes. Don't eaxctly know about the UK, but it probably is. It's possible, however it's only a personal backup of a BD that you have properly buyed... | | | | Updated List of Accepted Birth Years |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 823 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Pantheon: Quote:
Thanks for the replies, guys. I'll keep my fingers crossed - and sell it on eBay if it's region locked! Why not use AnyDVD, ImgBurn, and a blank BD25 or BD50 (if needed) to make a region free backup? | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 823 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Pantheon: Quote:
I could...but wouldn't that be illegal?
No. You have a right to backup your purchase, and you have a right to watch it. Watching a DVD or Blu-Ray that is locked to another region is not a crime. | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: December 10, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,004 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Grendell: Quote:
No. You have a right to backup your purchase, and you have a right to watch it. Watching a DVD or Blu-Ray that is locked to another region is not a crime. Actually, no. It's illegal to break copyright protection,, even if the copying itself would be legal. At least, this is the law in the US. Not sure about the UK. This isn't enforced though. |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ace_of_Sevens: Quote:
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No. You have a right to backup your purchase, and you have a right to watch it. Watching a DVD or Blu-Ray that is locked to another region is not a crime.
Actually, no. It's illegal to break copyright protection,, even if the copying itself would be legal. At least, this is the law in the US. Not sure about the UK. This isn't enforced though. Same in the UK. Legal to have a back-up of something you own, but illegal to break the copy protection. Not enforced though, as you say. The companies are probably more worried about the massive amount of people illegally downloading without ever paying for anything at all. |
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