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A home video may begin with a [[PublicServiceAnnouncement copyright and anti-piracy notice]], and this warning may be [[UsefulNotes/UserOperationProhibitFlag unskippable]]. Nevertheless, some works only exist today thanks to consumers who [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes recorded, copied, and circulated the tapes]]. Unlike [=VHS's=] weak copy protection,(unless you include NTSC, PAL and SECAM, which are a physical 'region lock'.) UsefulNotes/RegionCoding on optical discs can thwart copying or even ''playing'' them, and they may utilize UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement because DigitalPiracyIsEvil (... or [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay is it?]]).

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A home video may begin with a [[PublicServiceAnnouncement copyright and anti-piracy notice]], and this warning may be [[UsefulNotes/UserOperationProhibitFlag [[MediaNotes/UserOperationProhibitFlag unskippable]]. Nevertheless, some works only exist today thanks to consumers who [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes recorded, copied, and circulated the tapes]]. Unlike [=VHS's=] weak copy protection,(unless you include NTSC, PAL and SECAM, which are a physical 'region lock'.) UsefulNotes/RegionCoding MediaNotes/RegionCoding on optical discs can thwart copying or even ''playing'' them, and they may utilize UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement MediaNotes/DigitalRightsManagement because DigitalPiracyIsEvil (... or [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay is it?]]).

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