On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 07:18:14AM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 02:03:26PM +0100, Martin Waitz wrote: > > > > OMS and all librarys are licensed under the GPL. > > For software dvd playback, it needs libcss, which can't be included legally, > > but oms itself doesn't depend on libcss, so it shouldn't be a problem for debian. > > > > libcss can certiainly go in non-US. It's only the US where we pass > laws that restrict the ability to actually use the products you > purchase. The css decryption routines are only illegal here (and > currently, only for a few people). i'm not sure about this, we should continue this thread on debian-legal. would it be ok to include libcss in non-us? Background: libcss itself is distributed under the gpl, but is considered illegal by the DVD-CCA (dvd copy control association) and MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). http://opendvd.org may be a good start on this topic. -- CU, / Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen, Germany Martin Waitz // [Tali on IRCnet] [tali.home.pages.de] _________ ______________/// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /// dies ist eine manuell generierte mail, sie beinhaltet // tippfehler und ist auch ohne grossbuchstaben gueltig. /
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