From: "Anthony E. Caudel" <tony.caudel@sbcglobal.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Mplayer question
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:02:29 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4706DEA5.70107@sbcglobal.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071005204526.GG5171@grace.lamp.ac.uk>
Nick wrote:
> 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
>
>
Can't find rpcl.org
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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
2007-10-06 1:02 ` Anthony E. Caudel [this message]
2007-10-06 11:42 ` Nick
2007-10-02 2:29 ` Jed R. Mallen
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