Region free DVD players are sold in Australia, and the continued legality of them is thanks to the... US Free Trade Agreement. (This is not counting any action

Region free DVD players are sold in Australia, and the continued legality of them is thanks to the... US Free Trade Agreement. (This is not counting any action the DVD interests could take, i.e patent suits. Most region-free players I've seen are 'chinese' brands) http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/are-regionfree-dvd-players-legal-20120201-1qs42.html http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-o... My recollection is that the competition regulator (ACCC) has taken a rather dim view of DVD region locking in the past - but they can't do anything to stop it. They took a similar attitude to modchips but the Federal Court disagreed with them.