Legal Status of libdvdcss

[Mark Shuttleworth]

Matthew East wrote:
> This is the debian view. I agree: the key is that in many countries the tool is
> legitimate, and in fact I actually think that putting the warning about using
> the script in a very visible guide such as the Desktop Guide is in fact an
> improvement on keeping it hidden away in
> /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/README.debian. By including a clear warning in the
> guide, we are in fact helping people to understand the situation better.
>   
I do agree that these issues are best dealt with clearly and in the
open. It seems to me that having clear text in the obvious Ubuntu
documentation that says "In some countries, it is generally believe to
be legal to install and run the following code without additional
licences. In other countries, you may need specific permission or patent
licences. Please ascertain your legal right to use any code that may be
covered by patents or other intellectual property encumbrances." or some
such. If you can draft something up, I'll ask the Canonical legal
advisers to take a view.

Mark
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