Blu-ray problem

[blind Pete]

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 I might be wrong, or my info might be out of date, but my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.  

-- 
blind Pete
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