Companies routinely move their wares around the world for the best prices, as well as lay off and rehire in cheap market segments. I believe it's called wage ar

Companies routinely move their wares around the world for the best prices, as well as lay off and rehire in cheap market segments. I believe it's called wage arbitrage. Companies will also move their headquarters to different 'tax brackets' (read: countries that offer the best deal). To be competitive, you move non-critical stuffs to cheapest areas. Makes business sense. YET, we peons cannot buy media outside our 'zone', thanks to DVD and Bluray zone controls. And it's illegal, as in felony, to break this crap. YET, we peons cannot textbooks outside the zone a company ordains. Meh. Why are companies allowed to min-max all of their operations, yet when the small guy does it, it's illegal in XYZ many ways?