libdvdcss,again

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Sat Dec 13 18:05:24 CET 2008


Orcan Ogetbil wrote:

> The answer might be trivial but I have a question: Can someone explain me what is the difference between libdvdcss and lame (or any of the other packages we have in rpmfusion that is patent encumbered) from a legal perspective? Why is lame OK, but libdvdcss is not?

The issue with lame is patents.

libdvdcss goes beyond that.

-- Rex


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