DVD分區的原始目的跟盜版根本沒關係
是美國八大電影商為了要達到最大經濟效益的目的而設立的
區域也不是因盜版嚴重程度來分的

Motion picture studios want to control the home release of movies in different countries because theater releases aren't simultaneous (a movie may come out on video in the U.S. when it's just hitting screens in Europe). Also, studios sell distribution rights to different foreign distributors and would like to guarantee an exclusive market. Therefore they required that the DVD standard include codes that can be used to prevent playback of certain discs in certain geographical regions. Each player is given a code for the region in which it's sold. The player will refuse to play discs that are not coded for its region. This means that a disc bought in one country may not play on a player bought in another country. Some people believe that region codes are an illegal restraint of trade, but there have been no legal cases to establish this.



當初 DVD 分區其實只是八大希望讓別區觀眾在片子上映前沒有辦法先從一區購買DVD. 分區只是規定 DVD 和 DVD Player 要有設區碼, 因為語言的隔閡, 八大認為只有少部分的人會這樣子做(大部分正統的美國人只會英語, 所以他們也假設其他國家的人也是一樣). 八大以為只要 DVD Player和片子都有設區碼就可以達到最大經濟效益. 因為分區不是法律, 所以八大並不能禁止任何人越區購買 DVD, 也不能禁止任何人破解區碼. 分區只能管的到製造商. 這就是為什麼 DVD 和機子包裝盒上面都要標區碼的原因, 當然裡面是怎樣就... 也就是這樣 Amazon可以在網路上販賣片子而不犯法

回到Strong 兄之前說的, 有某人用不同分區的產品流通, 來主張侵害著作權人的權益, 根本說不通. 根本只是損害人民網路自由交易的權利, 而過度偏袒國內部分財團