> I do NOT find any mention of "copy protection" on the three (3) DVD's > that I am trying to play. well CSS (which is realy actually more an encryption then an copy protection) is seldomly mentioned but you will find very few dvd to buy (not self recorded) that do not use CSS). there is a package for libdvdcss though in the mentioned archive below (but be aware of the patent and dmca isussues involved with that lib...)
Not to mention Fair Use, but consumer rights never entered into the argument, which should tell you what the MPAA is really after.
> What do you think? well, i personally user xine-ui or mplayer from deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main works like a charm for me
and for me.