On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 01:23:08PM -0500, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > Looks like good news for having DVD playing in Debian someday...
This decision only removes the trade secret issue. The DMCA issue remains. This is the relevant decision that is still keeping decss illegal: http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20011128_ny_appeal_decision.html Until the DMCA changes or is overthrown the current case law says CSS is an effective access control mechanism. This makes distributing decss in the US illegal. Considering that 2600 decided not to appeal that decision to the Supreme Court, the battle is far from over. I'd guess the DVD-CCA decided continuing to insist that CSS is a trade secret was pointless when they were loosing the case and the case didn't ultimately change the outcome they desired. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org "Conscience is the inner voice which warns us somebody may be looking." - H.L. Mencken
