Johannes wrote: > Jochen Schulz wrote: > >> That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your computer, >> you either have to run proprietary software (which contains a licensed >> descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key using something like >> libdvdcss. The latter may be illegal in some countries. But at least >> here in Germany, where I think it is technically illegal, I have never >> heard of someone being brought to court for using libvdvdcss. >> > > Where did you get this information? I don't think that it is illegal to > play a legally obtained copy of a DVD in Germany or within the EU [1]. > >
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. BS IMHO. Anyway, I don't know the law stuff regarding libdvdcss2. I guess it is legal in some countries, and in some not... G.
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