Dalthnock: I know that. And there are many, many ways to circumvent hardware regional locks.
Just think how much easier it is to do it with DRM-free files.
Dudes, you gotta think outside the box. Only be getting "creative" can you tell big corporations that you can & are willing to sodomize them just as bad as they want to sodomize you.
To those people waiting for *the law* to do your work for you, allow me to boisterously laugh in your infantile faces.
xep624: I agree with you man - sometimes it so frustrating here in Australia - some TV shows or movies are released years later after they premiere in other parts of the world or they don't get released at all. Thanks to Blu-ray (only three region codes) many people buy TV shows directly from UK, so the Australian publisher is loosing money and customers. People with good internet can watch stuff or download it from the net.
The digital distribution of movies and TV shows is going to drastically change the entertainment industry and many CEOs are afraid of that. Plus DRM-free is something that they are scared of - they think it's like legalizing piracy....
However the story of GOG.com should prove the point that in the long term DRM-free is the way to go - customers are happy, creators are happy and everyone is a winner!
See? SEE? You GET it! If they don't make it available to you because stupidity, you get creative!
Sooner or later, they'll realise you want to play, but not by their rules. How do you think region-free DVDs came about?
Look, if you don't buy, they'll simply come to the conclusion that it's not profitable & stop making them altogether.
HOWEVER, if you get them by other means, you'll show them that there's a market, IF they play ball.
And that's what I'm saying. Let GOG get the big movies. They'll be DRM-free... I'm sure you can think of ways to get the ones that are unavailable to you. Do it enough & voila! They end up being available for EVERYONE.
Magic.