codec support

[Darryl Moore]

On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 16:22 -0700, Corey Burger wrote:

> Those codecs are, in fact, already packaged by default. They are
> merely part of the multiverse repository. The only thing missing is
> w32codecs (which are legally grey due to copyright issues, as they are
> direct copies of the windows codecs) and decss (which the DVD assoc is
> quite sue happy over). The codecs which are packaged are in
> gstreamer0.10 plugins packages bad and ugly.
> 
> Corey
> 

yes, well those are just the ones I mean. I'm still not exactly sure
about the status of w32codec though. I've seen some sites which insist
they are a direct copy. Others which say they are not. Does source code
exist somewhere? That would be definitive. If you have any good
background on this I'd appreciate a link or two.

decss IS most definitely legal in canada. It is only the DMCA in the
states which make it illegal. 

MP3 is as well. At least if you don't believe in software patents which
our patent office likes to be ambiguous about. Certainly the
corporations have not proved their patents in THIS country.

DivX which I believe is part of the w32codec should be as well.

How much could we include which would actually be legal in this
country??????