BURNING QUESTION Why do we still have region codes for DVDs?

摘要

While vacationing in France, you find a DVD of Ishtar. Score! (It's never been released on DVD in the US). But when you get home, you discover that you've purchased a Region 2 disc, which, in your Region 1 player, is as useful as a coaster. This raises two questions: Why do you want to watchlshtar? And why do we still have region codes?