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Re: Bug#223961: libdvdread3: makes download of possibly illegal libdvdcss too easy



On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 09:42:43AM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> However if you copy copy-protected CD foo with program bar at home you
> won't be persecuted by criminal law, but the manufacturar might start
> private action against you, claiming compensation.

In the US, copyright violation is now a criminal offence, not a civil
one. (Furthermore it's a federal offence, so the FBI handle it
directly). They changed that a few years ago.

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