Brown should ask for a gift receipt at this point. Then he could return the DVDs and use them to buy Obama a copy of "How to win friends and influence people."

...did he fob Gordo off with wrong region DVD's, but his 'Top 25 US films' included Lawrence of Arabia - probably one of the best British films of all time.

"Democrats' Retarded Manners"

then yes, DRM is to blame.

Maybe the gift was suggested by the Vice-president,isn't he supposed to be in the entertainment industries pocket? It just goes to show you how stupid and detrimental DRM is.

From what I'm aware the newer form of region protection IS DRM ... to the extent that shortly all your region free good players will be useless...

I know its coming, not sure if its out in the wild yet... but maybe I'm giving Nick more credit than is due?

Perhaps Mr. Obama and Mr. Brown now begin to understand what the problem with region codes, DRM etc. is. Time to make such restrictions illegal in the EU.

In any case, thanks Nick, great story.

Another reason why HM Govt is not fit to pass any laws regarding technology... #10 must have the only region locked DVD player left in the country!

Maybe it's too soon but I was expecting a couple of comments bashing Nick to hell by pointing out that region code is not DRM and most DVD players now are region-free or easily unblockable etc etc.

Or maybe I'm the only one who did never see region code as DRM. Because it really is. Ancient and flawed, but still as annoying as any DRM solution. Obama could do something about that to avoid the now upcoming global thermonuclear war with old american nukes.