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116 Figure 3.9 TV shape versus movi
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166 dedicated or obsessed professio
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178 Chapter 4 The probable genesis
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188 Figure 4.6 Map of DVD regions.
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190 producers will play fine in the
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202 Figure 4.8 Scope of copy protec
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206 TABLE 4.10 DVD Patent Licensing
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212 Introduction Chapter 5 This cha
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216 Figure 5.2 Mastering and stampi
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222 Chapter 5 DVDs are quite stable
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432 Introduction The effectiveness
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612 and file structure of write-onc
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616 Watkinson, John. The Art of Dig
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620 Dataquest Market research www.d
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