[MPlayer-users] Can mplayer support HD-DVD?

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Tuesday, 06 February 2007 at 22:50, RC wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:57:11 +0100
> Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik at rangers.eu.org> wrote:
> 
> > > > Then again, libdvdcss is illegal in the US, too.
> > > 
> > > Actually, it isn't.
> > 
> > Do you have some evidence beside your word?
> 
> H.R.2281
> Sec. 1201
> 
>        `(f) REVERSE ENGINEERING- (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of
> subsection (a)(1)(A), a person who has lawfully obtained the right to
> use a copy of a computer program may circumvent a technological measure
> that effectively controls access to a particular portion of that program
> for the sole purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the
> program that are necessary to achieve interoperability of an
> independently created computer program with other programs, and that
> have not previously been readily available to the person engaging in the
> circumvention, to the extent any such acts of identification and
> analysis do not constitute infringement under this title.
> 
>       `(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b),
> a person may develop and employ technological means to circumvent a
> technological measure, or to circumvent protection afforded by a
> technological measure, in order to enable the identification and
> analysis under paragraph (1), or for the purpose of enabling
> interoperability of an independently created computer program with other
> programs, if such means are necessary to achieve such interoperability,
> to the extent that doing so does not constitute infringement under this
> title.

And? Does that exempt it from the DMCA? I don't think so. Apparently, US-based
distros' lawyers don't think so either.

Regards,
R.

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