[vlc] Re: (no subject)

[Jean-Paul Saman]

Jonathan Vaughan wrote:

>Dear sir or madam,
>
>Is it true playing dvd films is illegal on linux? 
>
It totally depends on the laws in your country. In the Netherlands and 
France it is legal to view DVD's you bought from a shop even with VLC. 
It is part of the fair use part of the copyright law (AFAIK).

>If
>so, why is it? Is it unlikely we will ever be able to
>play dvd films legally in linux? if it is not true,
>then which software will play dvd films in linux? Will
>the software on the www.videolan.org website play DVD
>films?
>  
>

Yes.

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Many greetings,
Jean-Paul Saman

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