[vlc-devel] Subtitles downloader for VLC

[Felix Paul Kühne]

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On 07.05.2008, at 21:09, Rafaël Carré wrote:
> Nothing prevents you from creating your own subtitles database, to be
> used with your own video material, with the help of this module, and a
> lua script written by you which will fetch this database.
As long as this is a website with subtitles for your own home movies,  
that's correct. OpenSubtitles.Org is obviously not. Subtitles for  
(commercially) distributed movies should certainly considered as as  
properties of their distributors.

Not providing default websites or the lua module itself within VLC  
would not be sufficient solutions for me, as the GUI and its options  
still endorse the theft of intellectual property.
Please think about this and consider to talk to one of VIA's lawyers  
(if available) if needed. There were similar reasons why we decided  
not to include a certain module to support a certain file-sharing  
application back then.

Best regards,
Felix
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