Re: pkg/38302: Mplayer doesn't play copy-protected DVDs

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/38302; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/38302: Mplayer doesn't play copy-protected DVDs
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:46:41 +0900

 On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 02:45:02PM +0000, Hasso Tepper wrote:
 >  Yeah, this whole issue is a mess anyway - binary packages are useless 
 >  anyway for playing encrypted/copy-protected DVD's due to lack of 
 >  libdvdcss?
 
 My complain here is not so much about binary packages but *source*
 builds. You are not legally allowed to distribute DVD decryption code in
 any jurisdiction with DMCA like laws. That is supposed to include the
 whole European Union.
 
 Joerg