Re: DVD and CSS access while installing
On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 04:42:32PM +0100, Mikael Hedin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just ITPed ogls, a DVD player. It works without css for
> non-scrambled dvd:s, but for the most cases, you nees libdvdcss
> installed. It's not mentioned in the ../devel/wnpp/unable-to-package
> page, but I assume it cannot be distributed by one or another law.
>
> There is however a .deb with libdvdcss available at
> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download.html, so my question is: can I
> make a script that downloads the libdvdcss.deb e.g. while installing
> ogle? Would that break any laws? It would be very convenient if
> possible.
Well, it's the patent thing and the "great" 'Millenium Act'. Is DeCSS legal in countries besides the "free" US [IMHI, free and US is
probably the worst oximoron of all time]?
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