per the dvd playing i think we (and xine) get a pass because we use dvdread, which can then use the dvd decoding library. mplayer has its own decss code that it will use if dvdread can't read it. I admit this is a tricky line to walk but its something we have to be aware of, especially since lawyers will tend to yank any name associated with a project into a lawsuit.
I think the decss portion of the dvd reading was done in a country where it is legal to reverse engineer. I think it might be technically a little shady to be using it in the US. I am just wary of being sued by the MPAA since they seem to be ramping up and becoming as much of a nuisance as the RIAA. Mike --- John Molohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Ruelle wrote: > > I would be a little hesitant to include a > dvdbackup > > plugin in the main core. We debated this with the > > apple trailers plugin as well since we really > don't > > have permission to use the apple site that way and > > anytime anyone says dvdbackup they equate piracy. > and > > quite frankly i would not want to get sued. > > > > Mike > <snip> > > I'm not one of the developers committing code > neither am I contributing > code towards this so my opinion may be of less note > here than others. If > freevo can play dvds now which are copy protected > then is there not an > issue already? Apparently not, is this because > freevo actually passes > off this to xine etc? Is it also not the case that > this encoding package > would work in the same way and could be used to > backup personally owned, > non copy protected DVD? Or if it's extended it could > be used to > re-encoded recorded tv. I really can't see why this > wouldn't be included > but then again IANAL. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support > web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated > technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 > based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
