[wellylug] MPEG/DVD encoding/decoding.

Tim Nicholas tim at nicholas.net.nz
Wed May 5 00:33:50 NZST 2004


On 04/29/04 12:12, Jonathan Harker wrote:
> JP wrote:
> 
>> Hi all
>>
>> I am looking for options (software or hardware) for
>> _legally_ doing MPEG/DVD encoding/decoding on Linux. 
> 
> 
> DVD decryption under Linux cannot legally be done at all.
> 
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/28/1644249
> 
> 

Isn't this only illegal because of the DMCA, a law for which NZ doesn't 
yet have an equivalent? It's not a copyright crime to watch a DVD that 
you own (you aren't copying it) no matter how you do it.

What you guys are thinking of is 'No legal way in the US'.

Of course, I may well be wrong, but that was my understanding.

Tim

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