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From: Nick <gentoo-user@njw.me.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Mplayer question
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:45:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071005204526.GG5171@grace.lamp.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.0.999.0709280736400.5814@scourge.crownest.nephros.org>

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On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 07:40:34AM +0200, Peter Gantner (nephros) wrote:
> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 quidam 'Anthony E. Caudel' inquit ita:
>
>> Thinking about ordering a DVD from Amazon.uk (not available here in the
>> US).  It is a region 2 DVD and is in PAL format unlike the NTSC here in
>> the states.
>>
>> Will the DVD play in Mplayer?
>
> An alternative would be to get hold of a regionless firmware somewhere on 
> the internet and flash the drive with that, but this is most likely illegal 
> in your country under the DMCA.

rpc1.org would be a good bet for the firmware route, which I'd
recommend (AFAIK breaking css is illegal under the dmca anyway, so
I can't see this as being a much bigger legal issue than playing any
encrypted DVD under Linux). IANAL, of course. If in doubt, move to
Finland.

-Nick

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  reply	other threads:[~2007-10-05 21:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-27 19:14 [gentoo-user] OT: Mplayer question Anthony E. Caudel
2007-09-27 19:34 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2007-09-27 19:59   ` forgottenwizard
2007-09-28  2:50     ` Anthony E. Caudel
2007-09-27 23:29 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan McKinnon
2007-09-28  5:40 ` Peter Gantner (nephros)
2007-10-05 20:45   ` Nick [this message]
2007-10-06  1:02     ` Anthony E. Caudel
2007-10-06 11:42       ` Nick
2007-10-02  2:29 ` Jed R. Mallen

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