libdvdcss

[Alexander Jacob Tsykin]

On Saturday 27 May 2006 01:01, Matthew East wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 09:55 -0500, Jerry Haltom wrote:
> > libdvdcss is basically a hack which doesn't require a license from the
> > DVD consortium to function. Under the DMCA, and backed up by a court
> > case, it is not legal to distribute in the US.
>
> Interesting, is this a recent case? Last time this came up on sounder I
> googled a bit and found that there had been a case involving deCSS but
> never libdvdcss, and as a result its legal status (in terms of whether
> it subverts copy protection) was regarded as unclear.
>
That's true, to the best f my knowledge, but it remains effectively illegal as 
none of the major players are willing to risk it.

Sasha