Jochen Schulz wrote:
> That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your computer,
> you either have to run proprietary software (which contains a licensed
> descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key using something like
> libdvdcss. The latter may be illegal in some countries. But at least
> here in Germany, where I think it is technically illegal, I have never
> heard of someone being brought to court for using libvdvdcss.

Where did you get this information? I don't think that it is illegal to
play a legally obtained copy of a DVD in Germany or within the EU [1].

Cheers,
Johannes

[1] And I think that this explains why no-one has been reported to be
sued for it: it is not against the law!. (Despite the FUD launched by
companies with vested interests in increasing their sales.)



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