Thomas Goirand <z...@debian.org> writes: > On 03/19/2012 07:02 PM, Arto Jantunen wrote: >> I'm not sure if it would help if all of the media players Debian >> distributes were crippled so that they could be used to play dvd's via >> libdvdcss but not copy them (or which is the tool to circumvent, the >> decrypter or the copier). >> > If a DVD isn't encrypted, you can copy it using cat. I don't think that > cat can be considered a tool that is going around protections... :) > > So, IANAL, but IMO the decrypter is the tool to circumvent the > protection.
The DMCA doesn't apply for DVDs that aren't encrypted (no technical measures to circumvent). This of course doesn't mean that copying non-copy-proctected DVDs is ok, the normal copyright laws still apply. I meant the last part of my previous mail mainly as a theoretical question about where the limits actually are, but as such it can only be answered by a court and debating it on this list is fairly pointless. Considerding that it's getting replies I obviously should have left it out of the mail. -- Arto Jantunen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/874ntkwy9s....@kirika.int.wmdata.fi
