On Monday, 23 February 2009 at 00:05, RC wrote: > On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:01:25 +1000 > Adam Nielsen <a.nielsen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > According to the DMCA it's illegal to possess code that can circumvent > > copy protection, which is exactly what mplayer has to do in order to > > play a DVD. > > There are a host of exceptions to that in the text of the DMCA, and > playing DVDs on an OS which does not otherwise have any legal DVD player > software avaialble, seems a clear exception. There are commercial DVD players for Linux. One is bundled with TurboLinux: http://www.turbolinux.com/products/desktop/fuji/doc/html/PowerDVD/ and the other is "Available only to manufacturers": http://intervideo.com/jsp/Product_Profile.jsp?p=LinDVD Regards, R. -- MPlayer http://mplayerhq.hu | RPMFusion http://rpmfusion.org There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. -- from "Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan _______________________________________________ MPlayer-users mailing list MPlayer-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users
