Yes, it IS A GOOD thing !
ANd don't forget : you can copy encrypted DVDs which just will be
as good as the original ones !! Encrypting DOES NOT PREVENT copying.
So decrypting DOES NOT ENABLE anymore copying either. Rather logical !
How can we encourage people to go and read about things (other than
the publicly highly advertised dvd corporation misleading statements)
before making up their mind ???
Philippe
Patrick O Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> DeCSS wasn't devised to explicitly violate copywrites. It was
> devised specifically to get around the unacceptable situation of
> NO linux support for DVD players. It allows you to use your
> legally acquired DVD drive to actually watch DVD movies that
> you legally rent or purchase. It is YOUR hardware and it is
> YOUR DVD (unless you rented). With DeCSS you can watch it.
> Just because it can allow for illegal copying doesn't make it
> illegal software. What you use many things for can be legal
> or illegal, that doesn't automatically make the tool you use
> illegal too. If you have the hdd space to spare, yeah, you
> can copy the DVD to your harddrive and then copy the resulting
> mpegs to a CD if you have a CD-RW. If you have the money, you
> can acquire copiers that can do it as well...and they too are legal.
>
> I have a feeling that the fallout of all this will be
> officially sanctioned binary-only drivers for DVD players.
> DeCSS is a good thing.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Dekkers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 5:18 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: recipient.list.not.shown
> Subject: Re: [OT] DVD reading (was Re: Misc hardware questions
>
>
> > yes, they can, since decss has *nothing* to do with copying dvds, it
> > has to do with *playing* dvds. nothing more.
> >
> > check out opendvd.org for more info.
>
> ????
>
> OK, now I'm lost. With DeCSS I can decrypt an entire movie to my hard disk,
> then watch it. OK, but what is to stop me from writing it back to another
> removable or non-removable media and watching it from there?
>
> Does this NOT constitute copying?
>
> What do you mean?
>
> Edward Dekkers (Director)
> Triple D Computer Services Pty. Ltd.
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