On Friday 20 July 2001 08:48, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> David Walluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [...]
> > I don't understand the laws. If it is legal to decrypt a DVD in Windows,
> > than why is it illegal for Linux users? I don't even own a DVD player,
> > and
>
> Like the GIF issue. When you want to sell software with DVD decrypting,
> you need to pay royalties the to DVD consortium, and then you're allowed
> to sell your product.
>
> > I'm not sure I would either, util I could actually play my OWN DVD's that
> > I BOUGHT!
>
> Problem is the law ; it doesn't allow you to decrypt DVD you bought with
> software that hasn't paid royalties to the consortium.
Sounds like some sort of racketeering to me. IMHO, most of the worlds
"intellectual property," and "copyright" laws are mediaeval and draconian and
the courts that specialize in them share more with the Inquisition and the
Salem Whitch Trials than they do with courts of Justice. Sorry to chime in
like this, but it is one of my sore points.
-Charles
