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And it highly touts the discs as being Region-free, usuable on DVDs anywhere &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost certainly bootleg.  WB has not released all these episodes to the public (hence it being so tempting).  So the quality, and the recourse if there&#8217;s a problem, is limited.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, they sure seem to be widely advertised through Google, and I&#8217;ve not found anything explicitly negative about them, just the same sort of vague warnings that are ringing softly in my own head.<\/p>\n<p>Hrm.  Don&#8217;t think so.  <\/p>\n<p>But &#8230; damn &#8230; they have a <em>lot <\/em>of cool stuff collected &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ran across this. Drool &#8230; Seasons 1 and 2 of Justice League. All episodes on DVD. $80. 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