DVDs are protected by digital rights management technology, including a regional coding system, by which There are six main regions: * Region 1 North America. * Region 2 Europe, Japan, South Africa, Middle East (including Egypt), Greenland. * Region 3 South Korea; Taiwan; Hong Kong, China; the Philippines; parts of Southeast Asia. * Region 4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Latin America (including Mexico), Caribbean. * Region 5 Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia. * Region 6 China.