[mythtv-users] OT: Is playing DVD's on Linux legal in the US yet?
Kurt Yoder
ktymyth at yoderhome.com
Mon Apr 10 01:22:04 UTC 2006
On Apr 9, 2006, at 7:51 PM, Chad wrote:
>
> Thanks for the fast follow up!
>
> So who is held 'liable'? For companies like Mythic.tv and plutohome,
> do they not distribute all of mythtv; or is it the end user who is
> technicially 'breaking the law' if they wrongfully play/rip a
> commercial DVD in linux?
I'm not sure how Mythic.tv and plutohome work. However, the Myth
movie player seems to rely on external player software. These in turn
require download of the "workaround" code to allow DVD playback on
Linux. So the end user has to actively download this code (from
outside the USA?) in order to play back DVD's under Linux.
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Kurt Yoder
http://yoderhome.com
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