Re: Microsoft to sue open source / linux?

Unruh wrote:

libdvdcss is a breaking of a copy protection scheme, and that is illegal,
criminally illegal, under the DMCA.

I was under the impression (correct me if I'm wrong) that css is just for
"regionalisation" of DVDs - making it possible to charge differing amounts
for the same material in different areas of the world! It isn't a "copy
protection scheme".

My American legal eagles suggest that it /may/ be illegal to run operating
systems, other than /proprietary/ ones, under the DMCA. This bizarre act
implies that you are not allowed to conceal or encrypt data on your own
computer, because the US Government demands the right to full and free
access to it. Filing systems other than FAT or NTFS could be construed as
encryption, and non-proprietary filetypes could also be seen the same way!

C.

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