[desktop-discuss] VideoLan 0.8.6e for Solaris

[James Cornell]

andrew wrote:
>> It's not "cracking" it has a legitimate use.  It's a
>> decoder, just 
>> happens to go against patents.
>>
>> No.  It's illegal in the U.S. and in some other
>> countries.  Write your 
>> local congressman if you're concerned.
>>     
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> I was under the impression that DeCSS was illegal under the DMCA because it was a way of breaking encryption. Thankfully we don't have such ridiculous laws here in Scotland.
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> Andrew.
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That's correct, but lawyers are uninformed about the existance of 
non-Windows operating systems.  Only through Fluendo could it legally 
become available as they pay for the licensing, but bundled will not 
happen if the player happens to be encumbered by the GPL.

James