[mythtv-users] mythtv-users Digest, Vol 49, Issue 161

Adilson Oliveira adilson at adilson.net
Mon Apr 30 18:46:23 UTC 2007


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DM - MythTV escreveu:

>> So when are you removing that illegal mplayer functionality?  I can find you
>> many places that claim it's use is illegal.
>>   
> Distribution of MPlayer (and every other open source DVD player) WAS 
> illegal until an appellate court ruled that the encryption key used was 
> so widely distributed it no longer qualified for protection as a trade 
> secret.  Absent this decision, MPlayer (and every other software DVD 
> player that had not obtained the encryption key through "appropriate 
> "channels) legally should not be distributed in the US.  It may still be 
> illegal in other parts of the world; I'm not familiar with international 
> law / precedence on the subject.

Here in Brazil, for instance, is perfectly ok.

[]s

Adilson.
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