libdvdcss in RPM Fusion ?

[Nicolas Chauvet]

2016-09-06 9:48 GMT+02:00 Ralf Corsepius <rc040203 at 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 ?



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Nicolas (kwizart)