On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 08:21:54AM +0200, houghi wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 07:57:26AM +0200, Daniel Bertolo wrote:
> > Playing unencrypted DVDs is legal. But in order to play encrypted DVDs
> > you need DeCSS which is supported by xine. But actually this is illegal
> > in most countries. So you have to add it on your own. I proposed in an
> > earlier post that Novell shall sell PowerDVD for Linux in an online
> > store for some bucks. I would buy it.
> 
> If it is buyable outside of the standard boxed set, I would rather see it
> to be buyable for all Linux users. The only links I found were to
> Cyberlink and they do not sell the Linux version to individuals.

The problem is that they have to integrate tightly with the shipping X Server
to fulfill the mandatory copy protection mechanisms (macrovision).
This makes shipping a generic DVD player for Linux very difficult.

Ciao, Marcus

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