On 8/23/2013 10:04 PM, John Hasler wrote:
It is *probably* legal in the USA for Debian to distribute it. However,
no one wants to find out the hard way that I am wrong about that, and in
any case it's easy to get it elsewhere.
Actually, probably NOT legal to distribute in the U.S., according to the
DMCA. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
Any software or hardware meant to bypass or disable copyright protection is
illegal in the U.S.
I have read the DMCA. I have also read many of the court rulings
pertaining to it and to DVDCSS. The DMCA anti-circumvention provisions
are not nearly as broad as they are generally believed to be.
Yes, and I've run into this in another area. My attorney said I could
be charged under the DMCA if I were to advertise or otherwise offer for
distribution any hardware or software which does not conform to the DMCA.
Thanks, but I'll believe my attorney over a layman. After all, that's
what I pay him for. I might suggest you talk to an attorney familiar
with DMCA, also.
Jerry
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