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Background info (on Slashdot):
"If You Can Put It On A T-Shirt, It's Speech"
Take a hypothetical case, he said: If a major newspaper that operated an online news site wrote an article saying that somebody had broken the DVD encryption code, and it linked to a site that had the code on it, 'I think they'd have absolutely every right to do that.and now, look at the links included with it. Yes, you're right: the NYT is not speaking about a hypothetical case, they did it really (or almost: the linked site doesn't contain the actual code; but rather links to the code)! I think, we can count them on our side! We're gonna see some action soon!
| A few choice quotes from this interview: "The principle occupation [of the MPAA] is to make sure that American movies move freely and unhobbled around the world", and Question: "So what constitutes fair use of a DVD in your eyes -- besides simply buying a DVD and using one of the MPAA's authorized players?" So, if I may interpret these quotes, Valenti is actually in favor of DeCSS, which is merely a tool to allow Linux users who lawfully paid for their DVD disks to play them anywhere they damn like, without being hobbled by region codes or OS restrictions. Cool! |
More background links (many from Linux Today): can be found here
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Legal notice The software (source as well as binaries) offered on this site can be freely redistributed. It was written by authors who expressly permitted and encourage the redistribution of this software and information. The purpose of this software is not, I repeat not illegal copying of DVD disks. It is meant to provide information neccesary to be able to program a DVD player for Linux. To do this, the CSS system needs to be incorporated in the player. Recently the (very weak) content scrambling system was deciphered, freeing the way for a Linux DVD player. The CSS system is not a copy protection system, since it does not prevent copying of the disk. Writing information about the way a certain protection scheme functions is completely legal. The source code and binaries on this site are completely legal too, since they contain no code from the DVD consortium or one of its members. The sources and programs on this site are purely written by 3rd parties using clean-room reverse engineering methods, which is, again, completely legal. This software and information below make it possible for people who legally obtained their DVD movies to view them on their Linux systems. The presence of protective measures on this site does not constitute an admission of guilt, but are rather due to the realization that fighting through a suit can become a timeconsuming and expensive undertaking, even if winning eventually. Btw, come to think of it, these protective measure could even fall under the DMCA, so beware if you're a lawyer, and are seeing this site... |
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