[mythtv-users] OT: Is playing DVD's on Linux legal in the US yet?
William
wmunson at rochester.rr.com
Sun Apr 9 23:36:07 UTC 2006
AFAIK it is still illegal to decode any encripted dvd in the usa unless you
do so with a MPAA approved commercial decoder. That includes playing as well
as ripping.
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Chad
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> Subject: [mythtv-users] OT: Is playing DVD's on Linux legal
> in the US yet?
>
>
> This is a 2 part discussion:
>
> 1. Any new news on playing DVD's on linux? The latest thing
> I can find is: http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/20469/
> Beyond that, it's back in what, 2001 where there were 2 cases
> that seemed to be defining DVD's on linux, and the outcome of
> either case didn't really answer the question clearly. Is
> DeCSS illegal in the US? The funny thing is that I see
> people on this list who were associated with those cases, so
> I assume they definitely know where the line is drawn. I'm
> not even wondering about ripping, simply playing DVD's via MythTV.
>
> 2. Is it a simple configuration parameter when compiling
> mythplugins to remove the ability to rip DVD's, yet still
> allow playing? And a sorta addon to this part, are there any
> legal issues using mplayer to playback Home Videos that were
> encoded in windows using windows codecs/software?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chad
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