How to Legally Buy Blu-ray Movies as HD-DVDs October 22, 2007 Alan Cooke It looks like the studios are not as entrenched in the format wars as we thought…. Floppyhead Due to licensing agreements, Blu-ray exclusive movies in North America are being sold as HD-DVDs in other parts of the world, and vice versa. FacebookTwitterEmail tagged with High Definition Optical Discs (Blu-ray and HD DVD)