Josselin Mouette wrote: > Anyone knows about the legal status of libdvdcss? I've read in the > archive that there is very little chance for the ftpmasters to accept > this package due to their paranoia WRT the MPAA and such. > > However, some proprietary distributions have started distributing it > without being sued. Other than Linspire (which claims to have bought a license), which distributions are distributing libdvdcss? > Furthermore, there is no reason for us to have problems if it is > distributed in non-us. Wouldn't it be an appropriate place to distribute > it? Unfortunately, this is not sufficient to shelter Debian from liability, since Debian itself is legally based in the US through SPI. I would certainly love to see Debian distribute libdvdcss, if it could be done safely without undue legal risk to Debian. - Josh Triplett
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