Francesco Poli <invernom...@paranoici.org> writes: > On Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:07:09 +1100 Ben Finney wrote: > > [...] > > I believe there are actively-enforced patents on DVD-CSS that > > prohibit distribution of, for example, free software that opens > > files encrypted with that scheme. > [...] > > Is this the actual reason?
I don't claim it's *the* reason for anything :-) It is certainly one factor in decisions about what packages should be in Debian. Relevant for this discussion, it appears to be a factor distinguishing ‘libdvdcss2’ from RAR compression tools. > I was under the impression that the issue was due to DMCA (in the USA), > EUCD (in the EU) and similar insane laws in other jurisdictions... That's another factor, yes. -- \ “Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few | `\ find it difficult to admit the impossibility.” —Bertrand | _o__) Russell, _Power: A New Social Analysis_, 1938 | Ben Finney
