Could it be possible that new european dc models are not protected ?

[muppey]

I ask for that cuze last week i wrote to my company´s message board that i search for an
elder dc cuze of ....
4 people answered me why i ask for an old one,
since everyone of them told me that they
have a mabe 2 months old one dc bought
in the stores and those one play everything
like the old ones do.
I do own an elder one ,but i want to buy
a second one since the price in germany for
the consoles dropped to mabe just 70 $
for a new one.
So could it be that only us consoles have that
kinda protection now ?
European dc consoles do not differ from
each country(i:e italy,germany ,england),or do they?
Any germans here bought a new one ?