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 > 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 >> . 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 > > 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 > > wrote: >> >> http://tinyurl.com/asaz2j4 >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent >> you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit >> the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." 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