The problem is not Copyright, libdvdcss is GPL software and as such is completely FOSS. The problem is that the DCMA and EUCD may or may not put people who distribute this software at risk of criminal prosecution and up to to 10 years in jail if convicted. Not many people want to stick their neck out that far.
But there is still a lot of uncertainty since the DCMA has clauses for compatibility; I have asked the Freedom Law Centre for clarification, I got bounced how ever because they want the libdvdcss developers or Canonical to be involved directly. It may be worth getting the libdvdcss developers involved and asking them to send a letter to the FLC. -- Automatic installation of DVD CSS support https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157099 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
