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Date:      Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:23:46 +0200
From:      Tilman Linneweh <arved@FreeBSD.org>
To:        lioux@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   multimedia/libdvdcss and the DMCA
Message-ID:  <20030730112346.GK12339@huckfinn.arved.de>

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Hello Mario, Hello List.

I think libdvdcss should be marked RESTRICTED, but IANAL.

According to the libdvdcss FAQ:

Is libdvdcss legal?=20

The use and distribution of the libdvdcss library is controversial in a few=
 countries such as the United States because of a law called the DMCA (Digi=
tal Millennium Copyright Act). If you are unsure about the legality of usin=
g and distributing this library in your country, please consult your lawyer=
.=20

NetBSD has the following comment in its pkgsrc Makefile:

# Unfortunately, some reading of the United States law (DMCA) means
# that we are not able to provide pointers to the source or homepage
# for this software, even in other countries.
#
# Please do not submit any PRs telling us the contents of the HOMEPAGE
# or MASTER_SITES definitions in this Makefile.
=20
Comments?

regards
tilman

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