On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 01:14:22AM +0100, Siggi Langauf wrote:
> The code is GPLed, so there are no licensing issues.
> The legal status of css decryption code is unclear.
It's probably risky to distribute or use it in the US (since it's a
circumvention device, which is prohibited under the DMCA,
On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 04:58:04PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 01:14:22AM +0100, Siggi Langauf wrote:
> > The code is GPLed, so there are no licensing issues.
> > The legal status of css decryption code is unclear.
>
> It's probably risky to distribute or use it in the US
On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 01:55:48AM -0600, Sam TH wrote:
> The point of the MPAA prosecution was to scare people into taking
> these programs down. Why should we do what they want, without
> incentive?
Because not everyone's so convinced that it doesn't apply to the Xine/OMS
plugins, because dis
One point to keep in mind: They specifically disclaim GPL compatibility...
"Unrestricted Open Source" means published source code that is
licensed for free use and distribution under an unrestricted licensing
and distribution model, such as the Berkley Software Design ("BSD")
and "BSD-
> So be careful with derivative software and the GPL. The severability
> clauses are chilling, but so long as they're not being used in violation
> of DFSG 5 and 6 (which it looks like they're not), I can see nothing
> within the DFSG that precludes them. Again with the last paragraph, it's
> chi
On Sat, 24 Feb 2001, Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
>> So be careful with derivative software and the GPL. The severability
>> clauses are chilling, but so long as they're not being used in violation
>> of DFSG 5 and 6 (which it looks like they're not), I can see nothing
>> within the DFSG that preclu
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