What's the purpose of those locks on the Blu-ray cases?

[ps3bd_owner]

Are they going to stop thieves from stealing it? No. The case closes just fine without it so why?!

I'm referring to this (sorry for the low quality pic) @

[Jay Mammoth]

I always tear those off.

[Santa Barbara]

I have no idea but they annoy me, especially if you have a film you watch a lot it the tab gets really loose and doesn't snap back well.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Santa Barbara

I have no idea but they annoy me, especially if you have a film you watch a lot it the tab gets really loose and doesn't snap back well.

Fold the tab in all the way & then close the case. The tab is now stuck in the case

[Scum]

I always wondered why some cases had those locks, Disney uses them a lot and lately they tear them off before sealing the shrink wrap.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

They click into place out of the way anyhow. So, why bother worrying about the purpose? Just open it, click the tab into the case, and go about your life focusing on things that are actually important.

[levcore]

We don't have those in the UK.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Fold the tab in all the way & then close the case. The tab is now stuck in the case

That's what I do, if you fold the tab back in it usually sticks in place.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

That's what I do, if you fold the tab back in it usually sticks in place.

I've bought more than one disc new that already had the tab folded in, it's how I knew to do it to the ones that used the tab!
I could see it making it a bit harder for thieves when closed, only a bit. Instead of one move cut and swipe, it would make it 2 moves.

[HD Goofnut]

I just live with them since they never have holes in the actual case unlike the other eco cases.

[NeMo_ET]

It's a conversation starter. Without them, we wouldn't have this thread.

[rdodolak]

I think the reason, from what I recall, was to prevent someone from slicing the shrinkwrap on the side of the case and slipping the disc out. From what I remember stores used to find product which, based on a cursory view, looks not tampered with but in fact has a slit on the side and the discs were removed.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

Are they going to stop thieves from stealing it? No. The case closes just fine without it so why?!

Originally Posted by LuckyDragon

Patents would be my guess. They know those little locks are useless, but if your DVD or Blu-ray case is sufficiently different from the cases made by other companies, you can patent it as your own.

The bars at the top are for security, people used to take the discs from the top of the cases (with DVDs), so they introduced the bars to stop discs from exiting from the top of the case. Although lots of titles still have the security tab on the top of the cases, in the UK we have Red Tag slots which stop the cases been opened in stores.

The clasps are just for extra protection, from children and for transport, a BD is less likely to fly out when the clasp is down. They're not going to stop an adult from opening a case, although it did take me 10 minutes to open my first BD that came in one, as I'm used to opening BDs without looking at the case!

[Nice Guy Eddie]

[SexySamSosa67]

To protect it from your children watching 50 Shades of Grey/porn