__/ [ Peter Hayes ] on Monday 01 January 2007 15:04 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Reading a DVD with VLC or mplayer is now illegal in France
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Starting tomorrow December 31st 2006, reading a DVD protected with
>> | CSS (as most DVD are) is illegal in France when it is done with a
>> | software allowing to circumvent the protection, such as VLC or
>> | mplayer which can both use the libdvdcss library.
>> `----
>
> Unenforceable law is bad law and serves merely to demonstrate the
> stupidity of the legislators.
>
> http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2006/12/30/reading-a-dvd-with-vlc-or-mplayer
> -is-now-illegal-in-france/
>>
>> Gates has recently been lobbying there, IIRC. Can France make up its mind
>> and cease to support monopolies whose sales become a prerequisite to
>> accessing content?
>
> 99% viewing DVDs do so off standalone players.
>
> Casual and serious pirates are breaking the law anyway so this law is
> irrelevent.
Maybe they should also erect some poles at the train stations, to indicate
that smoking pot there is illegal. That's sure to stop those filthy drug
addicts and solve addiction problems for good... I think.
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