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 <eric.oyen@gmail.com
> <mailto:eric.oyen@gmail.com>> 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 <cryptworks@gmail.com
>> <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> 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 <l.tuttle@cox.net
>> <mailto:l.tuttle@cox.net>> wrote:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/asaz2j4 <http://tinyurl.com/asaz2j4>
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