Comments on: Viewing a DVD with OSS is now illegal

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:38:26 +0000

Fairplay rights in the US. No existing laws which prevent us from viewing content on open source software like VLC / MPlayer. Kids will be throwing computers at legislators if something like that happened stateside.

By: phantomdata

phantomdata — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:03:43 +0000

Hasn’t it been illegal in the states for quite some time? DMCA and all that jazz.

By: dov

dov — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:11:59 +0000

French are crazy.. and smelly.. :D

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 20:17:09 +0000

I think the idea is that WMP using a purchased decoder is ok(This sometimes comes with the computer), but using VLC(which uses libdvdcss) is illegitimate. Still bullshit. The law goes along with all the idea of content ownership. If someone pays for a DVD, they have the right to use it how ever they want, minus, say, distribution.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:31:34 +0000

But on what grounds is it illegal? If so then why can I watch it using Windows media player or real player and theirs no problem about it. Utter nonsense.

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:14:12 +0000

Well, luckily its only France for now…. But I am afraid that the level of such idiocy is possible to achieve in whole EU as well.