Try with VideoLAN Client 0.2.90

[Christophe Massiot]

À (At) 21:12 -0400 12/10/01, Russell McOrmond écrivait (wrote) :

>   Is there an easy way to detect if the software is decoding CSS or not,
>and any relevant CSS information (region code/etc)?

The verbose mode (vlc -vvvvv) should probably give you that kind of 
information (and much more).

>   I believe VLC is decoding, but part of what I want to know is which CD's
>are encoded, which are not.  Theoretically it is illegal under the DMCA
>(and proposed changes to Canadian copyright law) to run unlicenced CSS
>decoding - part of my interest in VLC on my Linux computer is to add more
>information to a complaint before Canada's Industry Canada against the
>DVD-CCA cartel.

You also have a list of CSS-free titles on VideoLAN's web site.


-- 
Christophe Massiot.