I have no doubt that the control freaks who run the government and their
cronies in business would argue that using software they don't approve
of to watch a dvd you bought is illegal.
On 03/02/2013 05:41 PM, Richard Daggett wrote:
VLC uses libdvdcss and libdvdcss does not use DeCSS (legal version of
dvd encryption). I am not saying its right or wrong, just pulling
information out of the article.
libdvdcss
Modern Linux machines don’t use DeCSS. However, through examining the
DeCSS code, people realized that CSS was vulnerable to a brute-force
attack. CSS uses 40-bit encryption and doesn’t use every possible
key, so it’s an extremely weak type of encryption. A modern computer
can crack a DVD’s CSS encryption through brute force – that is, by
trying every possible key and seeing which one works – in just a few
seconds.
This is what libdvdcss does. With libdvdcss installed on Linux, after
you insert a DVD into your computer’s DVD drive, your computer will
brute-force its encryption in a few seconds. It may look like the DVD
is just opening in VLC, but your computer is cracking the encryption
key in the background to make it viewable.
If you don’t have libdvdcss or DeCSS installed, DVDs won’t play back
at all.
On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Eric Oyen <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I find this rather interesting as I haven't had to install any
cracking software to view DVD's on linux. VLC can play any
commercially available DVD without having to install DVDCSS or any
ripping software. It also happens to be one of the few apps in
linux that has labeled controls that work with ORCA (the screen
reader for the blind).
IMHO, anyone that states (as a matter of law) that viewing movies
in linux is illegal should refer to the fair use portions of US
Copyright law. I maintain that I have the right to view my
purchased DVD's with whatever technology that allows me to do so.
Simply labeling us as criminals because we use a non-supported OS
to play our media just isn't justifiable. It also violates
constitutional law (we are innocent until proven guilty in a court
of law).
Big content needs to get with the program. We are out here and we
are not going away. Instead of trying to criminalize s, they
should be marketing to us. it will make them more money and allow
us to enjoy what we want.
-eric
On Mar 2, 2013, at 9:46 AM, Richard Daggett wrote:
I would say its illegal to watch dvd's on a illegal copy of the
player (using libdvdcss). You can purchase legal dvd players for
linux
Actually, Linux Has a Few Licensed DVD Players
It was once true that Linux users had to become criminals to
watch commercial video DVDs (at least in the USA). However, there
are now licensed DVD players available for Linux.
For example, Ubuntu’s Software Center offers the licensed Fluendo
DVD Player
<https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/fluendo-dvd/>. This DVD
player will cost you $25, although you have probably already paid
for licensed DVD-playback software that comes with your
computer’s DVD drive in the first place. If you purchased the
licensed Cyberlink DVD player, which was previously the only
legal option for watching DVDs on Linux in the USA, you probably
need to buy the Fluendo DVD Player to play DVDs on modern
versions of Ubuntu.
On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Stephen <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Yep sure is... a very weakly enforced illegal until you start
distributing media that you "cracked"
On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Lyle Tuttle <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/asaz2j4 <http://tinyurl.com/asaz2j4>
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