# Dezoning of DVD players

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dezoning-of-dvd-players/120389>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 23, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dezoning-of-dvd-players/120389 "2002-07-23T15:22:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dezoning-of-dvd-players/120389/21 "2002-07-25T11:07:13Z")

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They’ll ship you US DVDs to the UK? I tried to order a DVD from Amazon.jp and they refused to ship to the US! Pissed me off mightily.

As for Japan apparantly there’s [lots](http://slate.msn.com/?id=2067557) of things they wont sell outside of their borders.

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**Author:** ![Hoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Hoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoe)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dezoning-of-dvd-players/120389/22 "2002-07-25T11:30:21Z")

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You are LEGALLY ALLOWED to make a personal backup of an Original MEDIA as long as you are the owner of the Original MEDIA.  
You are NOT ALLOWED to sell, rent or give away any backups of copyrighted MEDIA, as this is not allowed by Copyright Laws.  
You MUST DESTROY any backups when you don’t legally own the Original MEDIA anymore (e.g. selling or giving it away)

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**Author:** ![Hoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Hoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoe)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dezoning-of-dvd-players/120389/23 "2002-07-25T11:33:41Z")

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Sorry about the mess at posting twice.

Regarding Macrovision:

A legal reason for removing it.

You are LEGALLY ALLOWED to make a personal backup of an Original MEDIA as long as you are the owner of the Original MEDIA.  
You are NOT ALLOWED to sell, rent or give away any backups of copyrighted MEDIA, as this is not allowed by Copyright Laws.  
You MUST DESTROY any backups when you don’t legally own the Original MEDIA anymore (e.g. selling or giving it away)

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