[MPlayer-users] DeCSS, Sorenson and legality

[Alex Kloss]

> Hi,
>
> > some days ago DeCSS was getting legal software ...
>
> sure? how? links?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/22613.html

There were some articles about the DeCSS author winning the process against 
the CCA so that 1. only in USA 2. only the distribution of the sources (not 
the usage) was proven legal because of the freedom of speech and 3. wasn't 
this the last instance. Only thing is, the CCA possibly can't efford more 
processes due to their decreasing popularity... At least, I hope so.
>
In most other countries both to write or to use (or both) is illegal.
>
> > so it's allowed to write such software etc ...
It's only allowed to write it, not to use it, mind!
>
> hmm.
> and what about sorenson? :)
You can write the sources for watching sorenson on your own machine. Bad 
thing is, you may only use them legally, if Apple permits so...
>
Alex
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