Shoutbox

When you buy a DVD, you are buying a license to view copyrighted material and a medium to allow you to do so. You do not buy the film itself, only a license to view it. (Hence why public showings of the film are not allowed using your DVD, they're not covered by your license.)

Therefore when you buy a DVD, you in effect enter into a license agreement. The agreement only covers the use of DVD players, not DVD drives in computers; and so a consumer does not have the right to complain about not being able to view it.

Note: This post does not mean I agree with the way DVDs are "sold", I just want to point out the situation.