Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny
Giorgos Pallas wrote:
> Of course playing a legally obtained DVD in itself is not something
> illegal. But technically speaking, in the course of playing it you may
> break other laws, for example the DMCA which says if I am not mistaken
> that breaking an encryption scheme is illegal. This makes it illegal to
> write a player that circumvents CSS in order to play that DVD you
> purchased.
IANAL, etc. *but* IIRC, the German law says something along the lines of
"breaking an encryption that is technically effective is illegal". When
this law was passed libdvdcss was already in existence and therefore no
one ever 'broke' an effective encryption scheme, since the time that law
has been passed in Germany (and similar laws in EU).
The fact that the companies spend soooo much money on FUD campaigns,
while no one of those thousands alleged to break the law has been sued,
seems to support my claim.
Cheers,
Johannes
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