Re: libdvdcss in RPM Fusion ?
On 09/06/2016 10:03 AM, Nicolas Chauvet wrote:
2016-09-06 9:48 GMT+02:00 Ralf Corsepius
<rc040203(a)freenet.de>:
> On 09/01/2016 06:56 PM, Xavier Bachelot wrote:
>
>>> Nicolas, can you share your thoughts on this?
>
> libdvdcss's legal situation in Germany is widely unclear[1].
>
> According to German laws cracking "wirksame technische Maßnahmen“
> ("effective technical measures") of copy protection is unlawful.
>
> The fundamental question in this context is: "Does CSS (still) qualify as an
> effective technical measures of copy protection?"
>
> Answer: Nobody knows. Only courts would be able to answer this question.
>
> I.e. the legal risks of libdvdcss have not changed for years, i.e. should
> libdvdcss binaries enter RPMFusion, esp. German RPMFusion mirror
> owners/mirror managers are not unlikely to be confronted with legal action.
How many legal action have occurred ?
AFAICT, none. I am inclined to believe all German sites shied away from
shipping libdvdcss, to avoid these risks.
Ralf