Re: Watching DVD in Linux illegal in Finland

On Mon, 26 May 2008 17:19:04 +0000, Vahis wrote:

"Helsinki Court of Appeal overturned the decision of Helsinki district
court, which said that CSS technological protection measured used in
DVDs was “ineffective”. The decision was very surprising and the guys
were found guilty as charged."

Read more (in English):

http://www.turre.com/blog/

I'm speechless.

Vahis

According to my understanding, some distributions ship a fully legal
commercial version of the necessary software e.g. Mandriva Power Pack.
.

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