Rick wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:23:24 +1000, Tim Fairchild wrote:
>
>> Rick wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:38:48 +1000, Tim Fairchild wrote:
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> __/ [ Tim Fairchild ] on Monday 15 January 2007 14:18 \__
>>>>>
>>>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> InterVideo And Linux
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>>> | InterVideo is best known as a software company that makes DVD and
>>>>>>> | video software for PCs. Tens of millions of people have InterVideo
>>>>>>> | software on their computers.
>>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/LinDVD.jsp
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Already embraced by Mandriva Linux. It doesn't allow omission of
>>>>>>> adverts and other cruft though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's also broken. It usually quits about 10 minutes into the movie on
>>>>>> all 3 systems I have it on here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Totem et all with libdvdcss work reliably...
>>>>>
>>>>> Reading a DVD with VLC or mplayer is now illegal in France
>>>>
>>>> As if they can actually police things like that. Silly really.
>>>
>>> The way they can do that is track the software downloads. and/r
>>> prosecute the software developers.
>>
>> Tracking libdvdcss downloads from foreign countries. hmm. Well, that
>> should give people doing 'real' illegal activities a bit of a break, eh.
>> Imagine the resources that would take. And in the end they'd been
>> convicting people who were buying legal dvd's. Great PR. Almost enough
>> for people to say 'screw it' and buy illegal media :)
>>
>>
>>>> And it's total bullshit anyway. If you bought a legal dvd then it's
>>>> none of their business how you view it...
>>>
>>> Apparently the RIAA, MPAA, and there counterparts, as well as the
>>> business funded legislatures around the world disagree with you.
>>
>> There wolf? Where wolf? Anyway, they can't even get around to convicting
>> our local drug dealer even after a shooting incident. I can just imagine
>> the resources that are going to be put into convicting people playing a
>> legally bought DVD with the 'wrong software'...
>
> Tell that to all of the people that have "settled' with the RIAA.
Did they settle for stealing media, or just using media they paid for?
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