https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD
You are right about licensing and DRM, but it IS possible to play them under
Ubuntu. It just takes a bit more work. I would like to know how this turns
out as I a m thinking of getting a Dell computer with Blu-Ray and without
Windows. Please post any solution that you find.
Roy
Using Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, 64-bit
Location: Canada
On 12 October 2010 09:01, J <dreadpiratej...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> FWIW, I was part of a discussion about this a few weeks ago in Taipei...
>
> The short answer is all about licensing and the DRM used on Blu-ray disks.
>
> The long answer is that while you may be able to get VLC to play them,
> I'd question the legality of the code used to decrypt the disk.
>
> It can be found, from what I understand, it's just not something that
> Canonical can ship.
>
> Cheers
> Jeff
>
>
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