Blu-ray problem

[Peter Smout]

On 30/09/14 08:52, blind Pete wrote:
> wG|Agent M wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 2014-09-29 at 10:42 -0700, NoOp wrote:
>>> On 09/28/2014 07:53 PM, Bob wrote:
>>>> ** Reply to message from NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> on Sun, 28 Sep 2014
>>>> 17:47:07 -0700
>>>>
>>>>>>> I might be wrong, or my info might be out of date, but my
>>>>>>> understanding is that you can't play blu-ray discs on ubuntu /
>>>>>>> Linux.
>>>
>>> Sure you can. SMPlayer and VLC can play *non-protected* bluray videos.
>>> http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/04/smplayer-play-blu-ray-discs/
>>
>> But how many blu-ray movies are "non-protected"??
>>
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It looks like you are correct as no one has any suggestions on how
>>>>>> to get it working.
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://help.ubuntu.com/>
>>>>> type 'bluray' in the search box.
>>>>
>>>> Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
>>>>
>>>> Using Ubuntu 14.04 and Firefox 32.0.3 and doing
>>>>
>>>> "https://help.ubuntu.com/"
>>>> "type 'bluray' in the search box."
>>>>
>>>> I get a message
>>>>
>>>> "Search Results
>>>> loading"
>>>>
>>>> So I used another operating system (OS/2) and looked at some of the 505
>>>> results
>>>> for the search.  I see the same procedures that I have already done (as
>>>> I have shown in a previous message) and which did not get Bluray
>>>> working.
>>>
>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you know which one of those search results is the one that will get
>>>> Bluray working please post its URL.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Actually your issue appears to be with Advanced Access Content System
>>> (AACS) encrypted *protected* bluray video's... correct? If so you should
>>> be asking this on some other list as the practice is/can be construed as
>>> being illegal in multiple countries.
>>>
>>>
>> If all his software, blu-ray player, and blu-ray discs are bought  or
>> acquired legally how is it construed as illegal?
>
> You are assuming that the law makers are competent and sane.  That is
> not a safe assumption.  Many people who read this will hesitate to
> even answer your question.
>
Finally a sensible thing from law makers......
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29448058

Pete S