libbluray / libaacs / libbdplus

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Friday, 09 July 2010 at 16:09, Peter Lemenkov wrote:
> 2010/7/9 Xavier Bachelot <xavier at bachelot.org>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > libbluray is a library to access Blu-Ray disks for video playback. It is
> > licensed under the LGPL and as such should be fine for Fedora.
> >
> > http://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html
> >
> > However, this will only work with blurays not protected with either AACS
> > or BD+.
> 
> Hopefully, none of them are really required for daily use, because
> almost *all* HD-Video rips, available via torrent-trackers are already
> w/o encryption. So you need these libraries only if you're stupid
> enough to buy original licensed Blu-Ray disks. The same applies for
> DVDs.
>
> Keeping in mind that if you will buy original disk, then you will
> directly sponsor MPAA trials against file-sharers, I believe that this
> is socially unacceptable behavior we mustn't encourage (people should
> download unencrypted images instead).

Don't say "we". You do not speak for everybody here. This kind of discussion
is off-topic here. I understand your view, but not everybody shares it
and this isn't the place to discuss it.

Regards,
R.

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