libdvdcss in RPM Fusion ?

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 09/06/2016 10:03 AM, Nicolas Chauvet wrote:
> 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 ?

AFAICT, none. I am inclined to believe all German sites shied away from 
shipping libdvdcss, to avoid these risks.

Ralf